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Franca Raimondi | |
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 Raimondi at theSanremo Music Festival 1956 | |
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| Born | (1932-07-08)8 July 1932 |
| Died | 28 August 1988(1988-08-28) (aged 56) Monopoli, Bari, Italy |
| Genres | Traditional pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1955–1988 |
Franca Raimondi (8 July 1932 – 28 August 1988) was an Italian singer. She is best known for representingItaly in theEurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "Aprite le finestre".
Born inMonopoli,Province of Bari,Apulia, Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages.[1] In 1955, Raimondi was among the winners of aRAI contest of new voices and got the chance to perform at the1956 edition of theSanremo Music Festival, which she eventually won with the song "Aprite le finestre".[1] That same year she representedItaly inthe first Eurovision Song Contest with the same song,[1] alongsideTonina Torrielli with "Amami se vuoi".
Between 1956 and 1958 Raimondi was leading vocalist in the Gian Stellari Orchestra.[1] In 1960 she entered the competition at theFestival di Napoli with "Canzone all'antica" ("Old-style song").[1] In the later years she slowed her activities, focusing her career on live performances.[1] She died from cancer[2] on 28 August 1988, at the age of 56.[3]
| Preceded by N/A | Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (withTonina Torrielli) | Succeeded by |
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