Born in 1940. North West (Liguria, Lombardia, Piemonte, Valle d´Aosta). Diploma, School of Music and Song, Maestro Bertani - Reggio Emilia, 1958-1959. Singer. 1962 Participant, Castrocaro Festival. Prizewinner, 1963 Zurich International Music Festival. 1963 Performance at Carnegie Hall, New York. 1967, 1969, 1974 Prizewinner, San Remo Festival: remains the only woman singer to have won that festival's prize three times. Has worked with Mikis Theodorakis and Charles Aznavour and has made numerous recordings. 1974, Performance at Madison Square Gardens, New York and the Regio di Parma theatre. 1984-1999 Has toured worldwide (South America, Japan, Australia, Korea, the US and Europe). 1981Was the first Italian singer to perform in the Soviet Union. Published books: 'Polenta di Castagne' (2000) and 'I Prati di Sara' (2004). MEP since 2008.