Birth name Iva Zanicchi Years active 1963–present Children Michela Ansoldi Partner Fausto Pinna (1986–) | Role Italian Politician Name Iva Zanicchi | |
Born January 18, 1940 (age 84) ( 1940-01-18 ) Spouse Antonio Ansoldi (m. 1967–1985) Movies and TV shows L'ultimo Capodanno, Buona Domenica Similar People Mina, Milva, Orietta Berti, Ornella Vanoni, Caterina Caselli | ||
Occupation(s) Singer, Game show host |
Iva Zanicchi - Caro Theodorakis [1970] (Full Album)
Iva Zanicchi ([ˈiːva ddzaˈnikki]) (born in Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia on January 18, 1940) is an Italian pop singer and politician.
Contents
- Iva Zanicchi Caro Theodorakis 1970 Full Album
- Andrea Orlando canta Zingara di Iva Zanicchi e prevede di diventare segretario del Pd
- Albums
- Singles Italy
- Sanremo Music Festival
- Filmography
- Game show host
- References

Iva Zanicchi has a powerful, soulful, mezzo-soprano voice that evokes comparisons to early American rhythm-and-blues music pioneers and her style reflects her uncompromising approach to both her music and career.

Iva Zanicchi's career began in 1962 at the Castrocaro Music Festival, where she earned third place. She won the Sanremo song festival in 1967 with Non pensare a me, in 1969 with Zingara and again in 1974 with Ciao cara, come stai?. Zanicchi remains the only woman singer to have won that festival's prize three times. In 1969, she represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid with Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche, where she finished 13th. She represented Italy in the V Festival Internacional da Canção in Rio with Tu non sei più innamorato di me in 1970. A concert at the Paris Olympia and a tour (United States, Canada, South America and the Soviet Union) followed. Iva later also toured Australia and Japan. Has worked with Mikis Theodorakis and Charles Aznavour and has made numerous recordings. Has performed at Madison Square Gardens, New York (1974) and the Teatro Regio (Parma). In total, Iva released 14 albums during the Seventies, including a Christmas-themed, Neapolitan and Spanish language recordings.

From 1987 to 2000 Iva hosted the very popular game show Ok, il prezzo è giusto!, the Italian version of The Price Is Right as the only female host in the history of the game show worldwide.

In 2004 she was one of Forza Italia's candidates at the European Parliament elections, polling nearly 35,000 but not enough to be elected. However, as the highest-polling among the candidates failing to be elected, Iva took up her seat in Strasburg in May 2008, representing Forza Italia, when EuroMP Mario Mantovani left to become a PdL senator. She was confirmed in her post at the European elections of June 2009.

Andrea Orlando canta Zingara di Iva Zanicchi e prevede di diventare segretario del Pd
Albums

Singles (Italy)
Sanremo Music Festival
Filmography
Game show host
Iva hosted the Italian version of The Price Is Right, called OK, il Prezzo e Giusto. She took over for Gigi Sabani in the 1986-87 season and was succeeded by Maria Teresa Ruta in 2000.