Raffaella Carrà

Raffaella Carrà ( born June 18, 1943 in Bologna as Raffaella Roberta Pelloni ) is an Italian actress, singer and television presenter. After an international film career in the 1960s, which included a stint in Hollywood, Raffaella Carrà worked since the 1970s in many countries as an interpreter of the Italian comic muse. In addition to successes in Western Europe, the artist also appeared in Russia, Japan and South America where they found a large audience. Since the 1980s, it is one of the most popular and highest-paid TV stars in Italy and also had his own TV shows on Spanish television.

Life

Raffaella was raised by her mother Iris and the grandmother Andreina in Bellaria -Igea Marina on, a small town in the province of Rimini, after the father had left the family for another woman, as Raffaela was a year old. Her training began at the age of four with classical ballet lessons. As an eight year old, she moved with the family to Rome. Here she received singing lessons and joined with 15 for modern dance. Already in 1952 debuting in a first supporting role in the film, she studied acting at the Experimental Center of Cinematography and Roman began in 1960 - under the name Raffaella Pelloni - the actual movie career. Most movies these early years are attributable to the genre in the 1960s, very successful, but less demanding Italian sandals movies. This was followed by international productions where she worked with renowned actors like Jean Marais, Curd Jürgens, Maurice Chevalier, Michel Piccoli and Marcello Mastroianni. With the role of Gabriella in 1965 resulting film Colonel Ryan's Express she also managed a Hollywood success. Directed by Mark Robson played in this anti-war film on the side of Frank Sinatra, Edward Mulhare, and Trevor Howard. Mid -1960s, Carrà moved Raffela into comedic compartment and was henceforth seen predominantly in films of the Commedia all'italiana. These films included the German - Italian co-production Why have I just said yes 2x? , In which she appeared along with numerous German artists such as Peter Weck, Edith Hancke, Fritz Muliar, Heinz Erhardt and Willy Millowitsch.

Raffaella Carras first television appearance was in 1962 in a music broadcast on Italian state television RAI instead. The mid-1960s she was in a television series, the partner of Domenico Modugno. In subsequent years, she rose to become one of Italy's most popular artists. With Canzonissima, their first own TV show, she always reached from 1970 to 1972 an audience of millions. Parallel appeared in 1970 in Italy their first record Raffaella. In 1974, the mission Milleluci with which she was also successful internationally. In this Saturday evening shows, she hosted and conducted interviews, but also acted as an actress, danced and sang popular songs. Her first big success was the song Tuca Tuca, written by Gianni Boncompagni, with Raffaella Carrà lived together for a while. In addition to television work Raffaella Carrà went on extensive tours through Italy and gave numerous concerts in Western Europe, Russia, Canada, Japan and South America.

One of their biggest international success was the song A far l' amore comincia tu. It appeared with tu l' aimes Puisque, dis -le- lui a French and Para Hacer Bien El Amor with Hay que Venir al Sur a Spanish version. The English language version of Do It, Do It Again was the only hit by Raffaella Carrà in the UK. In addition, there were 1977 dance samba with me a German language version, sung by Tony Holiday. With appearances in Ilja Richter Disco, Udo Jürgens of the show and the Star Parade Raffaella Carrà reached the German audience. In the following four years she performed as a singer repeated in Argentina before hundreds of thousands of listeners. After they had separated from Gianni Boncompagni the early 1980s, she met in Buenos Aires choreographer Sergio Japino, with whom she lives in Italy since 1982.

In cooperation with the Lotteria Italia, the TV shows Millemilioni 1980 and Fantastico reached 3 1982 Einschaltrekorde of more than 20 million viewers. In 1983 she toured with the song solo sulla luna at the San Remo Festival, an event in which she led through the 2001 program. From 1983 to 1985 she hosted Pronto Raffaella? , The first lunchtime show on Italian television. It was followed by the television broadcasts Buonasera Raffaella 1985 and Domenica In 1987. The three-year contract with the RAI Raffaella Carrà the years 1984 to 1987 guaranteed the artist a total of 4.5 billion lire ( the equivalent of about 125,000 euros per month). The former Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi called because of the amount of the fee in vain the cancellation of the contract, whereupon Raffaella Carrà replied with the statement: " I work every day ten hours the whole country loves my shipment, and no one is poorer for me. " End In 1987, Raffaella Carrà with a contract of more than seven billion lire to Silvio Berlusconi's private TV station Canale 5 show ran in 1988 and 1989 show Raffaella Carrà Il principe azzurro. She then returned to the state RAI, where they first Raffaella venerdì sabato e domenica - Ricomincio as Due and Week end con Raffaella moderated before they appeared in 1991 along with Johnny Dorelli in Fantastico 12. From 1992 to 1995 she worked for the Spanish television station TVE, where she also reached an audience of millions with its television shows ¡ Hola Raffaella! , A las 8 con Raffaella, and En casa con Raffaella. In 1996 she returned to Italy where she until 2002 the successful lottery show carramba che sorpresa moderated at the RAI, the ratings could reach up to 30 %. With the successor programs Sogni (2004), and Amore (2006) tied Italy 's most popular female TV star on earlier successes. In 2008, she returned again after 2 years with the successful lottery show " Carramba che fortuna ", this time the audience reached up to 37 %.

2011 commented Carrà for Italian television transmission of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2011 in Dusseldorf and was in the finals by the Italian championship. As part of the great comebacks in Italy, after thirteen years of absence from the ESC, she appeared as Promoterin for RAI, in the form of TV commercials and numerous interviews for television and the press, in appearance. Previously, she had the Euro Vision Song Contest 2008, Belgrade, comments on Spanish television, and moderated special programs on the subject. 2013, it serves as a mentor the team Carrà at the talent show The Voice of Italy.

Filmography

Discography (selection)

• Flirtation (1977 )
• Raffaella (1978 )
• Raffaella Carrà (1978 )
• Applauso (1979 )
• Latino (1980 )
• Raffaella Carrà '82 (1982 )
• Fatalità (1984)
• Raffaella (1984 )