Dori Ghezzi

Dori Ghezzi
Dori Ghezzi in 2008
Background information
Born	(1946-03-30) 30 March 1946 (age 71)
Origin	Lentate sul Seveso, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1966–1989
Labels	Durium
Associated acts	Wess, Fabrizio De André

Dori Ghezzi (born 30 March 1946) is an Italian singer who was active as a recording artist between 1966 and 1989. In the 1970s, Ghezzi worked mainly in a duo with American singer Wess, and the couple represented Italy in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest.

Ghezzi was born in Lentate sul Seveso, in the province of Milan.

After winning a regional song festival in 1966, Ghezzi was offered a recording contract with Milan-based record label Durium. In the following years, she released several successful singles including "Vivere per vivere" and "Casatschock". Ghezzi made her first appearance in the San Remo Festival in 1970, performing "Occhi a mandorla", a duet with Rassano, but the song failed to qualify for the final. In the period 1970-72, Ghezzi mainly recorded Italian cover versions of popular French and British songs of the time.

In 1972, Ghezzi's fellow Durium recording artist Wess suggested that the pair team up as a duo to record "Voglio stare con te", a version of British hit "United We Stand". This proved a big chart success, and Durium proposed that Wess and Ghezzi become a regular recording partnership. Ghezzi had a solo album ready for release in 1973, which, along with a single "Adamo ed Eva", would be her last solo recording venture of the 1970s. Thereafter, Wess and Ghezzi became a successful and prolific duo, releasing seven albums and many singles before they parted ways in 1979. They took part in San Remo twice, coming sixth in 1973 ("Tu nella mia vita") and second in 1976 ("Come stai, con chi sei?").

In 1975, Wess and Ghezzi were chosen by broadcaster RAI to be Italy's representatives at that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Era" ("It Was"). They went forward to the 20th Eurovision, held on 22 March in , where "Era", an unusual song for Eurovision at the time, proved different enough to impress the voting juries and placed third in a field of 19.