Katia Follesa (born 12 January 1976 in

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) and Valeria Graci (born 22 August 1980 in

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) are an Italian former

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who worked on stage, films and television as Katia & Valeria. The couple formed in 2001 in a drama school, the Laboratorio Scaldasole in Milan. The duo had its breakout in 2004, when they became regular in the variety shows ''Colorado Cafè'' (broadcast on

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), ''Sformat'' (

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) and ''Comedy Lab'' (

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). In 2006 they entered in the cast on the

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show ''Zelig'', and in 2007 they co-hosted the

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reality television series ''

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''. In 2012 the couple split in order to pursue solo projects.

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