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Raffaella Carrà
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Italian singer, actress and television presenter (1943–2021)
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Raffaella Carrà was an Italian entertainer whose professional career began in 1952 and concluded in 2021. Born on June 18, 1943, she utilized the name Raffaella Carrà as a pseudonym throughout her work. She passed away on July 5, 2021.
Her official discography, filmography, and historical videos are documented in resources such as "Raffaella Carrà Ufficiale." These materials provide an overview of her life and artistic output, including her recorded music and film appearances.
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Film & TV
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), better known as Raffaella Carrà (Italian: [raffaˈɛlla karˈra]), was an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress. She was a popular figure in Europe and Latin America, both as a result of her many well-known taped presentations and records, and because of her many popular TV shows. Carrà is widely regarded as a gay…
Known for
- La nostra Raffaella2024
- El swing de la Feliu — Self (archive footage)2024
- Raffa — Self (archive footage)2023
- My Heart Goes Boom! — Raffaella Carrà (uncredited)2020
- TV Story Superstar — Host (archive footage)2020
- Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez — Self (archive footage)2017
- Colpi di fortuna — Self (segment "Una pazza eredità")2013
- The Voice of Italy — Coach2013
- 50 años de... Canciones — Self (archive footage)2009
- Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? — Ospite1999
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni , ( 1943-06-18 ) 18 June 1943, Bologna , Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 5 July 2021 (2021-07-05) (aged 78), Rome , Lazio, Italy
- Resting place
- Porto Santo Stefano cemetery, Tuscany, Italy
- Occupations
- Singer actress dancer television presenter radio presenter model
- Years active
- 1952–2021
- Genres
- Pop italo disco R&B Latin
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- RCA CGD CBS Hispavox
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
Raffaella Carrà Ufficiale | Discografia, Filmografia, Video Ufficiali.
Il mondo di Raffaella Carrà: scopri la sua vita, la sua discografia, la filmografia, i video storici e molto altro.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raffaella
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Bologna
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Experimental Centre of Cinematography
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Italian
- Field of work
- child sponsorship
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Daniele Magro con Raffaella Carrà nel 2018 (cropped).jpg
- Political ideology
- communism
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- unmarried partner
- Gianni Boncompagni
- date of birth
- 1943-06-18
- Commons category
- Raffaella Carrà
- birth name
- Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni
- supported sports team
- Juventus FC
- described at URL
- raffaellacarra.com
- social media followers
- 18400
- date of death
- 2021-07-05
- pseudonym
- Raffaella Carrà
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Raffaella Carrà
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- advertises
- Motta
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), known professionally as Raffaella Carrà ( Italian: [raffaˈɛlla karˈra]) and sometimes mononymously as Raffaella, was an Italian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter and model. Widely considered a pop culture icon in Europe and Latin America, between the 1970s and 1980s she became a pioneer of feminism and women's rights in the music and television industry, as well as a music icon, an LGBT icon and an icon of fashion and design.
Carrà released 25 studio albums in 37 countries, between Europe and Latin America, selling over 60 million records worldwide, which includes "A far l'amore comincia tu", "Fiesta", "Forte forte forte", "Pedro", "Tanti auguri" and "Tuca tuca", singing in Italian, Spanish, English and French.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raffaella Carrà” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.