Irene Fargo (born Flavia Irene Pozzaglio; 1 November 1962 – 1 July 2022) was an Italian singer, stage actress, and television personality.

Life and career

Fargo was born as Flavia Pozzaglio in

Palazzolo sull'Oglio Palazzolo sull'Oglio (Brescian and Bergamasque: ; locally ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is located south of Lake Iseo, bordering the Province of Bergamo, and has a population ...

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. She started singing as a child, and at just 11 years old she entered the Polyphonic Choir of the city of

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. In 1989, she participated 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 ...

, with the song "Le donne dei soldati veri". Fargo was best known for her two second places at the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...

, in 1991 with the song "La donna di Ibsen" (whose lyrics are inspired by

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

's ''

The Lady from the Sea ''The Lady from the Sea'' ( no, Fruen fra havet, link=no) is a play written in 1888 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen inspired by the ballad '' Agnete og Havmanden''. The drama introduces the character of Hilde Wangel who is again portrayed i ...

''), and in 1992 with "Come una Turandot" (inspired by

Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long li ...

's ''

Turandot ''Turandot'' (; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, posthumously completed by Franco Alfano in 1926, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. ''Turandot'' best-known aria is "Nessun dorma", whi ...

''). The songs reached the 14th and 5th places in the Italian singles hit parade, respectively. In 1993 she placed third at the

Cantagiro Cantagiro was an Italian summer song contest held from 1962 to 1972 and 1990 to 1993. It featured three categories, A for famous artists, B for newcomers and C for groups. The creator of the competition was Ezio Radaelli. The name of the festival ...

festival. In 1994 she was cast in the popular variety show ''

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''. In the late 1990s she was a regular guest in

Paolo Limiti Paolo Mario Limiti (8 May 1940 – 27 June 2017) was an Italian lyricist, journalist, radio and television writer and presenter. Born in Milan, Limiti begin his career as a journalist, then in 1960 he started a long collaboration with Mike Bongio ...

's television programs. Starting from the 2000s she had main roles in several

stage musical Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

s. She was a popular singer at weddings in Malta. Fargo died on 1 July 2022, at the age of 59 after a long illness.

Discography

; Album * 1991: ''Irene Fargo'' (Carosello) * 1992: ''La voce magica della luna'' (Carosello) * 1993: ''Labirinti del cuore'' (Carosello) * 1995: ''O core e Napule'' (Carosello) * 1997: ''Fargo'' (Tring) * 1999: ''Appunti di viaggio'' (Azzurra music) * 1999: ''Va da lei'' (Saar) * 2005: ''Insieme'' (Alta sintonia) * 2009: ''Cartolina napoletana'' (Pressing music ltd) * 2012: ''Crescendo'' (Pressing music ltd) * 2016: ''Il cuore fa'' (Pressing music ltd)

References

External links

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