Carla Boni (17 July 1925 in Ferrara,

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– 17 October 2009 in

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), was an

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singer.

Life and career

Born as Carla Gaiano in Ferrara, Boni had worked on

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, the Italian State Radio and television network, as a singer since 1951. She sang the Italian version of song

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. In 1953 she won the

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with Flo Sandon, singing "Viale d'Autunno". In 1955 Boni won the "Festival di Napoli" with the song "'E stelle 'e Napule", which she sang with her husband, Gino Latilla. In 1956 she released a new version of the standard Mambo Italiano, which went on to become her greatest hit. In 1957 she released the song "La Casetta in Canada". During her career she formed a band with her husband,

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and Giorgio Consolini. During the 1990s she introduced a new version of " Mambo Italiano".

Last years

Carla Boni, Franco De Gemini, Giorgio Consolini, Carlo Posio

In 2007 she pulled out of the making of an album which was to be titled "Aeroplani e Angeli" with songs written by Alessandro Orlando Graziani. Although seriously ill in 2009 she shot a music video for the song "Portami in India". On 5 October 2008 Carla Boni participated in the event ''Omaggio a

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, una vita per la chitarra / Homage to

, a life for the guitar''. The event in honor of

(

guitarist), twelve years after his death, was sponsored by the Municipal Authorities of

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and by the Authorities of the

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Death

She died in

at age of 84 after a long illness. Her funeral was held at the Santa Maria in Montesanto church, known as the "Church of artists".Biography in ''Il Corriere''

References

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* * 1925 births 2009 deaths Sanremo Music Festival winners Musicians from Ferrara Singers from Rome 20th-century Italian women singers Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio {{Italy-singer-stub