L'Unione Sarda: Raffaella Carrà's secret adopted son emerges: "He is the sole legitimate heir to her estate."
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Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni, known professionally as Raffaella Carrà 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 in the music and television industries, as well as a music icon, an LGBT icon and an ic…
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entertainment · Italian singer and actress (1943–2021) · film actor · television presenter · singer · dancer · actor · musician · also Raffaella Carrà, La Carrà, Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni, Raffaella, Carrà
Born 18 June 1943 · Died 5 July 2021 · Q266640
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2026· 2 entries
Published video “A far l'amore comincia tu (liebelei)”.
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2025· 8 entries
Published video “Rumore (Remix)”.
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Published video “Ballo ballo (Lopez & Albamonte remix edit)”.
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Published video “Ballo ballo (Lopez & Albamonte remix extended)”.
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Published video “Far l Amore Comincia Tu Srpski Prevod”.
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Published video “Adiós amigo”.
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Published video “Io La Colpa Non Ce L'Ho”.
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Published video “Oh Maria”.
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Published video “Un Dolce Segreto”.
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2024· 4 entries
Il Messaggero: Raffaella Carrà's Unusual Home Struggles to Sell Due to its Train-like Layout
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Released album “Raffaella Carrà: Sensational Hits”.
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Released album “Ballo ballo”.
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Il Messaggero: Remembering Raffaella Carrà: A Tribute to the Italian Showgirl
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2023· 2 entries
Released album “Gli Anni RCA - I Singoli 1971-1972”.
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Released album “Gli Anni RCA - I Singoli 1970-1971”.
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2022· 3 entries
The Independent: Italian singer Raffaella Carrà honored with square in Madrid
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Released album “Joy”.
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Released album “Millemilioni”.
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2021· 16 entries
The Washington Post: Raffaella Carrà, Italian superstar of music and television, dies at 78
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The Guardian: Raffaella Carrà, Italian cultural institution and LGBT icon, laid to rest in Rome
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Yahoo: Raffaella Carrà, Iconic Italian Pop Star, Dies at 78
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Voice of America: Beloved Italian Entertainer Raffaella Carrà Dies at 78
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Yahoo: Raffaella Carra, Italian singer and TV presenter, dies at 78
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Yahoo: Italian TV: Beloved entertainer Raffaella Carra' dies at 78
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Deadline.com: Raffaella Carrà Dies: Italian Entertainer, ‘Von Ryan’s Express’ Actor Was 78
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The Guardian: Raffaella Carrà, Italian entertainment icon, dies aged 78
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Died 2021-07-05.
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Billboard: Raffaella Carra, Iconic Italian Entertainer, Dies at 78
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“Mina was not, but she is. Mina did not “leave a mark”, but she leaves one every day.”
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“I always vote for the Communists.”
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“(About Mina) When I was asked to celebrate her birthday, I thought about the value of the present and the past, and I realised that the imperfect or recent past tenses are not suitable for her. The right tense is the present indicative.”
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“I would like to know why I, raised by a single mother, couldn't have a child as a single woman! I even thought about becoming Spanish.”
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Released album “Canzonissima 70”.
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Carrà was posthumously honored with the Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival for her contributions to Italian music and show business
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2020· 2 entries
Released album “Buonasera Raffaella”.
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Released album “Grande Raffaella”.
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Commander of the Order of Civil Merit (2018).
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Released album “Ogni volta che è natale”.
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “Forte forte forte: Hits & Rarities”.
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2014· 1 entry
Participated again in The Voice of Italy as a coach with Piero Pelù, Noemi and rapper J-Ax
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2013· 1 entry
Released album “Replay: The Album”.
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2011· 1 entry
After 13 years of absence, Italy returned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, and Rai chose Carrà to host and comment from Italy on the final night of the event, as well as present the votes awarded by the jur
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2010· 1 entry
Duetted with Renato Zero on the song Triangolo from his album Sei Zero
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2009· 1 entry
Released album “Todos sus éxitos grabados en Hispavox (1981–1984), Vol. 2”.
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2008· 3 entries
TVE called her for three programmes related to the Eurovision Song Contest
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The book Mito in tre minuti by Antimo Verde was published, an artistic biography based on research work
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Released album “Todas sus grabaciones en discos Hispavox (1981–1984), Vol. 1”.
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2007· 1 entry
Released album “Raffica Carrà”.
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2006· 2 entries
The actor Fabio Canino, assisted by Roberto Mancinelli, dedicated her a book named Raffabook
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Released album “Superissimi: Gli eroi del juke box”.
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2005· 1 entry
Released album “Superbest Collection”.
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Éxitos originales”.
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2000· 2 entries
Released album “I grandi successi originali”.
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Presented the Gran Premio Internazionale dello Spettacolo with Paolo Bonolis
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1999· 2 entries
Released album “Tutto Carrà”.
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Released album “Fiesta: I grandi successi”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Carramix”.
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1997· 1 entry
Also participated as a protagonist in a four-part RAI miniseries entitled Una mamma per caso, directed by Sergio Martino, in which she played the role of a single journalist
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1996· 3 entries
Released album “Fantastica Carrà”.
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Released album “Carràmba che rumba!”.
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And from 1998 to 2000, she hosted Carràmba
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1993· 3 entries
Released album “I miei successi”.
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Released album “Hola Raffaella”.
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Released album “Ciao Raffaella: 24 grandes éxitos”.
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Grandes éxitos”.
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1991· 1 entry
Hosted the Saturday night show Fantastico 12 on Rai 1, which, despite controversy caused by Roberto Benigni's overly sexual antics, obtained ratings below expectations
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “Inviato speciale”.
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1987· 1 entry
Struck a deal with Fininvest, with a multi-million dollar contract lasting two years
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1986· 1 entry
Released ep “Curiosità”.
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1985· 2 entries
Released album “Pronto… Raffaella?”.
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Released album “Fidati!”.
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1984· 3 entries
Released album “Bolero”.
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Awarded by the European TV Magazines Association
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Signed a two-year, multimillion-dollar contract with kitchen manufacturer Scavolini, with the slogan "the most loved by Italians"
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1983· 1 entry
Released album “Fatalità”.
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1982· 2 entries
Presented Fantastico 3 alongside Corrado, and sang the opening theme song, "Ballo ballo", a song that would be the focus of some controversy, as accused by some of plagiarising "Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles
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Released album “Raffaella Carrà '82”.
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1981· 1 entry
Presented Millemilioni, which was the first experiment in international television cooperation: five specials, each filmed in a different capital: Buenos Aires, Mexico City, London, Rome and Moscow
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1980· 3 entries
Released album “Mi spendo tutto”.
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Released album “Latino”.
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Starred in the film Bárbara, shot in Argentina and distributed for the South American market and which was her last feature film as a leading actress
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1979· 1 entry
Released album “Applauso”.
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1978· 5 entries
Released album “Raffaella”.
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Released album “Hay que venir al sur”.
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Released album “Canta sus grandes éxitos”.
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Carrà was a guest on the Chilean programme Sábado gigante
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Released album “I successi di Raffaella Carrà”.
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1977· 2 entries
Released album “Liebelei”.
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With Fiesta, which features Eurodisco songs; the title track has been described as "symbol" of the soubrette
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1976· 7 entries
Released album “Fiesta”.
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Released album “Male / Felicità tà tà”.
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Released album “En El Amor Todo Es Empezar”.
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Released album “Forte forte forte”.
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Domenica in, and sang both the opening theme song, "Curiosità", and the closing theme song, "Casa dolce casa"
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Carrà recorded the album Forte forte forte, which was released in 36 countries around the world, earning her a Gold certification in Canada
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TVE hired her to host four episodes of the variety show La hora de
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1975· 2 entries
Released album “Il meglio di Raffaella Carrà”.
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Carrà made her first appearance in Spain on Televisión Española (TVE) when she performed in the variety show ¡Señoras y señores
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1974· 3 entries
Released album “Felicità tà tà”.
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Hosted on Rai Milleluci together with singer Mina Mazzini
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Released album “Milleluci”.
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1973· 1 entry
Released album “Scatola a sorpresa”.
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1972· 2 entries
Released album “I vostri preferiti”.
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Released album “Raffaella senzarespiro”.
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1971· 2 entries
Released album “Raffaella Carrà”.
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Participated alongside Georges Descrières in the French-produced television series Arsenio Lupin, starring in the episode entitled La donna dai due sorrisi
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1970· 1 entry
Carrà participated as a guest actress in the programme Io, Agata e tu together with Nino Ferrer
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1966· 1 entry
Guest starred in an episode of the American television series I Spy with Bill Cosby and Robert Culp
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1965· 1 entry
Carrà moved to Hollywood after signing a contract with 20th Century Fox and following in the footsteps of her fellow artists Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren and Virna Lisi, Carrà appeared in the film Von Ryan's Express a
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1961· 1 entry
During the filming of the movie 5 marines per 100 ragazze, with Juventus footballer Gino Stacchini (which lasted eight years) and was also courted by Frank Sinatra, with whom she shared the set of the film Von Ryan's Exp
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1952· 1 entry
Began her studies at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia until she graduated in 1960
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1943· 1 entry
Born 1943-06-18.
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