Anna Identici (born 30 July 1947) is an Italian
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Life and career
Born in
Castelleone,
Cremona
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, the daughter of an employee of the
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, Identici started singing as a child, participating in a number of Festivals and talent shows.
In 1964 she was entered into the competition at the
Castrocaro Music Festival The Castrocaro Music Festival, also known as Concorso per Voci Nuove, is an Italian musical contest which takes place every year in the town of Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, near Forlì, from 1957. The competition is exclusively reserved for ne ...
in which she reached the finals;
the same year she made her television debut, as the assistant of
Mike Bongiorno
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in the
RAI variety show ''
La fiera dei sogni''.
Identici entered the
Sanremo Music Festival
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six times between 1966 and 1973.
In 1969, shortly before entering into the competition with the song "Il Treno", Identici attempted suicide and she was eventually replaced by
Rosanna Fratello
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Born in San Severo, Foggia, Fratello emerged as singer in 1969, when she took part at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Il treno" and obtained h ...
.
Identici's career turned in the 1970s, when she embraced a folk repertoire, with songs often characterized by political and social themes.
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pop
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* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
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* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
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* ''Pop'' (G ...
singer and
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member
Agnetha Fältskog in her album ''
När en vacker tanke blir en sång'' (1972) sang Anna Identici's hit ''Era bello il mio ragazzo'' (translated ''"Dröm är dröm, och saga saga"'').
Discography
Album
*1966: ''Un Bene Grande Così'' (Ariston, AR 0151)
*1969: ''Anna Identici'' (Ariston, AR 10034)
*1971: ''Alla Mia Gente'' (Ariston, AR 12052)
*1972: ''Apro Gli Occhi Di Donna Su 'Sta Vita'' (Ariston, AR 12073)
*1973: ''Adesso Sembra Solo Una Speranza'' (Ariston, AR 12103)
*1974: ''E Per La Strada'' (Ariston, AR 12148)
*1976: ''Anna Come Sei'' (Ariston, AR 12282)
*1978: ''...Vita'' (Ariston, AR 12332)
*1986: ''Maria Bonita'' (Ricordi, SMRL 6361)
*2002: ''Il Meglio'' (MR Music, MRCD 4247)
Singles
*1965: "Lo Stile Adatto A Me" (Ariston Records, AR 019)
*1965: "Un Bene Grande Così" (Ariston Records, AR 0040)
*1965: "7 Uomini D'Oro" (Ariston Records, AR 098/AR O99)
*1966: "Una Rosa Da Vienna" (Ariston Records, AR 0111)
*1966: "Una Lettera Al Giorno" (Ariston Records, AR 0127)
*1966: "Il Bene Che Mi Dai" (Ariston Records, AR 0145)
*1966: "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle" (Ariston Records, AR 0156)
*1967: "Tanto Tanto Caro" (Ariston Records, AR 0192)
*1967: "Non Passa Più" (Ariston Records, AR 0222-2035)
*1967: "Al Bar Del Corso" (Ariston Records, AR 0222)
*1968: "
Quando M'Innamoro" (Ariston Records, AR 0242)
*1968: "Non Calpestate I Fiori" (Ariston Records, AR 0254)
*1968: "Sorri Sorri Sorridi" (Ariston Records, AR 0297)
*1968: "Quando M'Innamoro" (Aristone Records, RR 4575)
*1969: "Il Treno" (Ariston Records, AR 0304)
*1969: "Bambino No No No" (Ariston Records, AR 0321)
*1970: "Taxi" (Ariston Records, AR 0342)
*1970: "La Lunga Storia Dell'Amore" (Ariston Records, AR 0364)
*1970: "Distrattamente" (Ariston Records, AR 0366)
*1971: "L'Uva Fogarina" (Ariston Records, AR 0512)
*1972: "Se L'Operaia Non Va In Paradiso" (Ariston Records, AR 0545)
*1973: "Mi Son Chiesta Tante Volte" (Ariston Records, AR 0585)
*1974: "40 Giorni Di Libertà" (Ariston Records, AR 0650)
References
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Anna Identici Sanremo 1968Anna Identici Sanremo 1970
1947 births
People from Castelleone
Italian pop singers
Italian folk singers
Living people
Italian television personalities
Folk-pop singers
Musicians from the Province of Cremona
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