Biography of Raffaella Carrà

From Trieste down and across borders

June 18, 1943
Raffaella Roberta Pelloni was born in Bologna on June 18, 1943; actress, showgirl and television presenter is also known internationally for his songs, translated into Spanish and distributed in Latin American countries. He spent his childhood in Bellaria-Igea Marina, Rimini. Just eight years he moved the capital to follow Jia Ruskaia, founder of the Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Rome. " Early in the arts, Debuts early in the movie "Torment of the past" (interprets Graziella and appears in the credits with the real name, Raffaella Pelloni). He graduated at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and soon after in 1960 arrives on real film debut: the film is "La lunga notte del ' 43", by Florestano Vancini. After participating in several films including "the companions" (directed by Mario Monicelli, starring opposite Marcello Mastroianni).
In 1965 she works on set with Frank Sinatra: the film is "Von Ryan's express". The television success came in 1970 with the show "I Agata e tu" (with Nino Taranto and Nino Ferrer): actually Chris bale for three minutes in his own way, flinging bright showgirl style we know today that usual. In the same year accompanied by Corrado Mantoni in "Canzonissima": the navel uncovered, sported during the theme song while singing "Ma che musica maestro!" it gives scandal. The next year is still "Canzonissima" Tuca tuca ", and launched the famous" in addition to the song "I wonder if it goes". In 1974 presents "Maka" along with Mina. Passes the test and the Rai entrusts its third "Canzonissima", the first conducted alone. The career is released and goes on tv: "But that night" (1978), "fantastic 3" (1982, with Corrado Mantoni and Gigi Sabani) until "Ready, Raffaella?" (1984 and 1985), daytime programme that works for the first time with Gianni Boncompagni, his former partner.
The success of the program that bears his name, brings in 1984 the title of "European female television personality", awarded by the European TV Magazines Association. In season 1985/1986 is host of "good evening Raffaella" and next to "Domenica In". Leave the Rai in 1987 to pass to Mediaset: realizes "Céline Dion Show" and "Prince charming", but they don't get big plays. Back then in the Rai in 1989 until 1991, when conducting "fantastic 12" with Johnny Dorelli. From 1992 to 1995 he worked in Spain: on the first channel TVE leads "Hola Raffaella", which was awarded the TP, the equivalent of the Italian Telegatto. Back in Italy in 1995 with "Carràmba what a surprise": the program shows a resounding record, so that will lead four other editions of the most important, on Saturday evening. Thanks to this renewed popularity in 2001 presents the sixth edition of the Sanremo Festival. In 2004 leads the program "Dreams", ancestor of the train of desires "(then led by Antonella Clerici); two years later leads "Love", dedicated to the sponsorship that the host supports. In 2008 the Spanish broadcaster TVE calls for three programs related to the Eurovision Song Contest.
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