Iva Zanicchi

Iva Zanicchi

Iva Zanicchi in 1972
Background information
Birth name Iva Zanicchi
Born (1940-01-18) January 18, 1940
Origin Italy
Genres Pop music
Occupation(s) Singer, Game show host
Years active 1963–present
Labels RI-FI, Traccia, Sif, SGM, Five record, Carosello, Sugar
Website ivazanicchi.net
Iva Zanicchi
Member of European Parliament for Italy
In office
2004–2014
Personal details
Born Iva Zanicchi
(1940-01-18) January 18, 1940
Ligonchio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Forza Italia
(1999-2009)
The People of Freedom
(2009-2013)
Forza Italia
(2013-present)
Other political
affiliations		 European People's Party
(2004-2014)
Occupation Singer, Game show host

Iva Zanicchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈiːva ddzaˈnikki]) (born in Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia on January 18, 1940) is an Italian pop singer and politician.

Iva Zanicchi has a powerful, soulful, mezzo-soprano voice that evokes comparisons to early American rhythm-and-blues music pioneers and her style reflects her uncompromising approach to both her music and career.

Iva Zanicchi's career began in 1962 at the Castrocaro Music Festival, where she earned third place.[1] She won the Sanremo song festival in 1967 with Non pensare a me, in 1969 with Zingara and again in 1974 with Ciao cara, come stai?. Zanicchi remains the only woman singer to have won that festival's prize three times. In 1969, she represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid with Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche, where she finished 13th. She represented Italy in the V Festival Internacional da Canção in Rio with Tu non sei più innamorato di me in 1970. A concert at the Paris Olympia and a tour (United States, Canada, South America and the Soviet Union) followed. Iva later also toured Australia and Japan. Has worked with Mikis Theodorakis and Charles Aznavour and has made numerous recordings. Has performed at Madison Square Gardens, New York (1974) and the Teatro Regio (Parma). In total, Iva released 14 albums during the Seventies, including a Christmas-themed, Neapolitan and Spanish language recordings.

From 1987 to 2000 Iva hosted the very popular game show Ok, il prezzo è giusto!, the Italian version of The Price Is Right as the only female host in the history of the game show worldwide.

In 2004 she was one of Forza Italia's candidates at the European Parliament elections, polling nearly 35,000 but not enough to be elected. However, as the highest-polling among the candidates failing to be elected, Iva took up her seat in Strasburg in May 2008, representing Forza Italia, when EuroMP Mario Mantovani left to become a PdL senator. She was confirmed in her post at the European elections of June 2009.

Discography

Albums

Singles (Italy)

Sanremo Music Festival

Bibliography

Filmography

Game show host

Iva hosted the Italian version of The Price Is Right, called OK, il Prezzo e Giusto. She took over for Gigi Sabani in the 1986-87 season and was succeeded by Maria Teresa Ruta in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ Iva Zanicchi Bio. musicaitaliana.com site. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
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