Ornella Vanoni
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| Birth name | Ornella Vanoni |
| Born | 22 September 1934 |
| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Associated acts | Gino Paoli |
| Website | Ornellavanoni.it |
Ornella Vanoni (Italian pronunciation: [orˈnɛlla vaˈnoːni]), OMRI (born 22 September 1934) is one of the most credited pop singers of Italy. She is known for her sophisticated pop style.
She started her artistic career in 1960 as a theatrical actress of Bertolt Brecht works, under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in his Piccolo Teatro of Milan. At the same time, she started singing, recording for a high-class public. The folklore and popular songs she reinvented in her recordings of this period, especially the ones connected with organized crime, gave her the nickname cantante della mala ("Underworld Singer").
Owing to the songs "Senza fine" and "Che cosa c'è" written for her by Gino Paoli, her popularity rose in 1963. Next year, she won the Festival of Neapolitan song with "Tu si na cosa grande".
In the following years, she took part in a series of Festivals of Italian Song in Sanremo, which resulted in great successes with the songs; "Abbracciami forte" (1965), "Io ti darò di più" (1966), "La musica è finita" (1967), "Casa bianca" (1968), and "Eternità" (1970). "Casa Bianca", which came second, was the subject of a copyright dispute between the composer Don Backy and the Clan Celentano label.
Later in the period, Vanoni released the hits "Una ragione di più", "Un'ora sola ti vorrei", and "L'appuntamento". "Non Dirmi Niente" is Vanoni's cover of Burt Bacharach's hit "Don't Make Me Over". "L'appuntamento", which was composed in 1970, is a cover of the Brazilian song "Sentado à Beira do Caminho" (Sitting by the Roadside) by Erasmo Carlos and Roberto Carlos.
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