Caterina Ranieri (31 August 1925 – 3 September 2018), known professionally as Katyna Ranieri, was an Italian singer.

Biography

Ranieri was born in

Follonica Follonica () is a town and ''comune'' (township) of province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica (''Golfo di Follonica''), about northwest of the city of Grosseto. History It was founded in 1834 by Grand Duke L ...

in 1925. She had her first hit in 1954 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 ...

with the song "Una canzone da due soldi". Ranieri enjoyed great success singing "Ti guarderò nel cuore", the Italian vocal version of the theme song of the 1962 film ''

Mondo Cane ''Mondo Cane'' (literally "Doggish World" or "Dog's World", a mild Italian profanity) is a 1962 Italian mondo documentary film and directed by the trio of Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara, and Franco E. Prosperi, with narration by Stefano Si ...

'' and the subsequent English vocal version known as "

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". She performed this song at the

36th Academy Awards The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13, 1964, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Jack Lemmon. Best Picture winner '' Tom Jones'' became the only f ...

in 1964, becoming the first, and thus far only, Italian singer to perform at the Academy Awards. As an actress, she worked with

Nino Rota Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota (), was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visco ...

and

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...

. She sang the title song "Strange World" for the 1968 film ''

Bandits in Milan ''Bandits in Milan'' ( it, Banditi a Milano; also known as ''The Violent Four'') is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events ...

''. Her song "Oh My Love" (originally featured on the soundtrack of the film ''

Goodbye Uncle Tom ''Goodbye Uncle Tom'' ( it, Addio Zio Tom) is a 1971 Italian Mondo docudrama co-directed and co-written by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi with music by Riz Ortolani. The film is based on true events in which the filmmakers explore ante ...

'') was featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 film ''Drive''.

Personal life

In 1956, Ranieri married Italian film composer

Riz Ortolani Riziero Ortolani (; 25 March 192623 January 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, and orchestrator, predominantly of film scores. He scored over 200 films and television programs between 1955 and 2014, with a career spanning over fifty year ...

(composer of "More"). She died in Rome on 3 September 2018.

Selected filmography

* ''

Captain Phantom ''Captain Phantom'' ( it, Capitan Fantasma) is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Th ...

'' (1953) * ''

Tears of Love ''Tears of Love'' (Italian: ''Lacrime d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian Musical film, musical melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Achille Togliani, Katina Ranieri and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.201 Cast * Achille Togliani as Mario B ...

'' (1954)

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