Romina Power
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Romina Power in Las trompetas del apocalipsis (1969)
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| Born |
Romina Francesca Power 2 October 1951 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse(s) | Albano Carrisi (1970–1999) |
| Children | Ylenia Carrisi (1970; missing), Yari Carrisi (1973), Cristèl Carrisi (1985), Romina Jolanda Carrisi (1987) |
| Parent(s) |
Tyrone Power (1914–1958) Linda Christian (1923–2011) |
| Relatives |
Taryn Power (younger sister) Tyrone Power, Jr. (half-brother) |
| Website | www |
Romina Francesca Power (born 2 October 1951) is an Italian-American singer and actress born in Los Angeles. She has been part of the very successful musical duo Al Bano and Romina Power, together with her then-husband Albano Carrisi.
Born in Los Angeles, Romina Power is the eldest daughter of American screen idol Tyrone Power and his second wife, Mexican actress Linda Christian. After her parents divorced in 1956, she and her younger sister Taryn lived with their mother in various places, mainly in Mexico and Italy where she and her sister spent much of their childhood, although Romina attended college in England.
Her interest in music was evoked in her childhood by American musicals from the 1950s, Mexican Mariachi bands and Italian music from the 1960s. In her early teens, Power discovered The Beatles and Bob Dylan, which inspired her to compose music. After receiving a guitar as a birthday gift, she learned chords and wrote her first songs.
She appeared in several mainly Italian-language films from the age of 14, including the 1968 adaptation of the Marquis de Sade's novel Justine, directed by Jesus Franco.
She met her singer and actor husband Albano Carrisi whilst acting in films in the 1960s. They married in 1970. In 1975 they formed a singing duo, which became well known in Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Greece, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the USSR, releasing multiple albums in different languages and achieving 7th place in both the 1976 and 1985 Eurovision Song Contest for Italy. Their biggest hits included "Felicità", "Sharazan", "Tu soltanto tu", "Ci sarà", "Sempre sempre", and "Libertà". The couple divorced in 1999. They have four children:
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