Luisa Corna (born 2 December 1965) is an Italian television presenter, singer, model, and actress. Born 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 popula ...

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo ...

, at 16 years old Corna began her career as a model for, among others,

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmet ...

, Missoni and Mariella Burani; she also posed for photographers Helmut Newton and Arthur Elgort. In 1992 she ranked second at the Castrocaro Music Festival with the song "Dove vanno a finire gli amori". In the late 1990s Corna began her television career, hosting several television programs such as ''Tira e Molla'', '' Domenica in'' and ''Controcampo''. In 2002 she entered the main competition 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 annua ...

, ranking fourth with the song "Ora che ho bisogno di te", a duet with Fausto Leali. Corna also appeared on several films and television series, and dubbed in the Italian version of the animated film ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial de ...

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* * * 1965 births Living people Mass media people from the Province of Brescia Italian television presenters Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian female models Italian pop singers Italian women singers Italian women television presenters {{Italy-bio-stub