[Nicky91]

Milva died yesterday in Milan: her daughter Martina Corgnati confirmed this to ANSA, explaining that her mother had been ill for some time. The great singer and actress, Ilvia Maria Biolcati, was 81 years old and lived in Milan with her secretary Edith and her daughter Martina, an art critic.

Nicknamed “La Rossa” for the color of her hair – Enzo Jannacci also wrote her a song with this title – Milva has trod the stages all over the world making more than sixty albums. Born in Goro, Emilia Romagna, on July 17, 1939, during her career she has participated 15 times in the Sanremo Festival, a record of attendance that she holds together with Peppino Di Capri, Toto Cutugno and Al Bano. In 2010, after having released the third album written and produced for her by Franco Battiato (after Milva and surroundings in 1982 and Waking up the sleeping lover in 1989), entitled ‘I don’t know any Patrizio’ and immediately jumped into the top 20 of the records best sellers in Italy, he had announced his farewell to the stage, after half a century on the stage. For many she was the “Panther of Goro”, she died yesterday in her home in Milan where she lived with Edith, her trusted secretary, and her daughter Martina Corgnati, an art critic she had with the record producer Maurizio Corgnati who confirmed to ‘ANSA the news explaining that the mother had been ill for some time. The family is currently organizing a final farewell. In her long career Milva has gone from popular song to the theater of Giorgio Strelher, passing through the music of Franco Battiato, Ennio Morricone, Astor Piazzolla, the songs of the great Greek, French, German composers and much more but also those on the stages of all the world. Her artistic stature has been officially recognized by the Italian, French and German Republics, which have bestowed high honors on her. On March 26, Milva also received the Coronavirus vaccine. “I vaccinate myself because I care about my life and the lives of others”, he wrote on his Facebook page, “Do it too. We need to go back to life as before, and to embrace our loved ones. Together we can manage to defeat this virus “.

“Milva was one of the most intense interpreters of the Italian song. Her voice aroused deep emotions in entire generations. A great Italian, an artist who, starting from her beloved land, has trod the international stages, making her success global and carrying high the name of his country. Farewell to the panther of Goro “. Thus the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, remembers Milva on the day of his death.

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her song at Sanremo 1968

https://www.italy24news.com/News/25475.html



Having received success both in Italy and internationally, she remained one of the most popular Italian personalities in the fields of music and theatre. Her artistic stature was officially recognised by the Italian, German and French republics, each of which bestowed her with the highest honours. She was the only Italian artist in contemporary times who was simultaneously: Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic (Paris, 11 September 2009), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Rome, 2 June 2007), Officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Berlin, 2006) and Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Paris, 1995).



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milva

more you can read about her here

[Mitchell]

Matthew will be gutted, he loved her

[Nicky91]

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this song is hers too, kinda a world hit covered by many more artists

[Nicky91]

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Sandie Shaw did a english version of one of her sanremo entries