79 years ago was born Raffaella Carra, the "lady of Italian televisionWhich over the years has revolutionized the world of entertainment like few others in Italy. Actress, dancer, singer and presenter, Il "most famous blond bob in Italy”Has been able to leave a mark that has remained indelible in the hearts of several generations. Raffaella Carrà was an extraordinary artist, with more than 60 millions of disks sold and various awards obtained, including 22 discs bygold e Platinum. Many of his songs, such as "tuca tuca","Best wishes","Noise"and "Seafood" I am catchphrases timeless that sometimes come back in sauce remix (think of the version of Bob Sinclair of "A far l'amore comincia your"Of 2011) enjoying great success. Raffaella was also an activist and a 'LGBT icon, symbol of freedom and emancipation. This has also contributed to making her one of the most loved Italian artists in the world, especially in Spain and in South America.
The beginnings as an actress
Born in Bologna in 1943, Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (real name of the artist) took her first steps in the world of entertainment from a very young age. She, at the age of 8, in fact starred in the film "Torment of the past"of Mario Bonnard (1952). In that year he moved to Rome to study at the National Dance Academy di Jia Ruskaya, to then move on to Experimental Cinematography Center, where he graduated in 1960. The most important film roles came in the 60s. In fact, he recited in "I compagni"of Mario Monicelli of 1963 and in "Colonel Von Ryan"of Mark Robson (with Frank Sinatra) of 1965. In that period, Raffaella took the stage name "Carra”, At the suggestion of the director Dante Guardamagna. Passionate about art, the latter associated the painter's surname Carlo Carrà to the name Raffaella (which she already remembered Raffaello Sanzio). At the beginning of the 70s, Raffaella decided to leave the role of actress to devote herself to the world of TV.
Raffaella Carrà: an all-round artist
With the landing at "Song of the 1970s", with Corrado, Carrà will begin the climb to TV success. His uncovered navel caused a scandal at the time, but the opening theme "But what a master music”Reached the top of the national charts. From there Raffaella scored one hit after another, like the famous "tuca tuca"(1971). The dance, created together with Enzo Paolo Turchi, came censored by RAI because it was provocative, but re-admitted when the Carrà had the beloved as its partner Alberto Sordi. In 1974 she presented "Milleluci" with Mina and recorded the single "Noise”, Which immediately became one of the hits of that year (and not only). Around the mid-70s Raffaella Carrà began a international tour, which will make her known and loved especially in Spain and Latin America. In recent years she released other hits such as "A far l'amore comincia your"(1976),"Seafood"(1977) and"Best wishes"(1978), the latter acronym of"But what an evening".
The lady of Italian television
From the 80s onwards, Italy's most famous blond bob is increasingly dedicated to the role of presenter. La Carrà in fact conducted highly appreciated programs such as "One thousand million"(1981),"Fantastic 3"(1982),"Hello Raffaella?"(1983),"Good evening Raffaella"(1985) and"Sunday In"(1986). In the nineties she split between Italy and Spain. In the Iberian country, between '92 and '95 he led in fact "Hola Raffaella " and "A las 8 with Raffaella". She returned to Italy and led the hugely successful program "Carramba what a surprise"Until 2002 (and then 2008), which then became"Caramba what luck". In 2001 he also led the 51th edition of the Sanremo Festival. Raffaella Carrà was also the promoter of the return of Italy toEuro Vision Song Contest (2011) after 13 years of absence. In fact, it was the same lady from Italian television who presented and commented on that edition for Italian TV.
In the following years Raffaella will never abandon television, participating in other highly successful formats, such as "The Voice Italy"(2013 and 2016) as a coach. In 2019 he led the program "You begin to tell”, The last before his disappearance, which took place on July 5th, 2021 due to a lung cancer, kept hidden until the end, at the behest of Carrà herself.
Raffaella Carrà: unforgettable muse of free love
Raffaella Carrà did not enter people's hearts only for her own extraordinary career artistic, between cinema, music and television. Her audience loved her too for being great freedom icon a woman in color, when everything around her was still black and white. You can see it in her way of dressing, in her song lyrics and more. This made her one muse of free love, dear al LGBT world in Italy and abroad. Already in 2020, the The Guardian in an article he defined it as the "Italian pop star who taught Europe the joy of love". In Spain instead, during the Pride of the next 6 July a Madrid, a ceremony is planned to formalize the birth of "Plaza Raffaella Carrà"(Ex"Plaza del Olivo"), As already resolved last year.
Although almost a year has passed since his death, the Emilian artist (Roman by adoption) continues to be always present in the hearts of his fans. Of her The light of her of it never went out or faded and so it will be for many years to come. The 18 June 2023, for example, on the occasion of the 80 years of Raffaella Carrà, Milli Carlucci will host a show on RAI 1 entitled Seafood (provisional). Together with the presenter there will be several artists and well-known faces of Italian TV, for an evening entirely dedicated to the great artist who died last July. The most famous blond bob in Italy has not only changed TV, but has also dictated new fashions and revolutionized the thinking of an entire society, in the years when free love was still a taboo for many. We miss you Raffaella! Happy birthday, wherever you are.
Photo: © Raffaella Carrà (Facebook page).
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