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Iva
ZANICCHI
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Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
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iva.zanicchi@europarl.europa.eu
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Il Popolo della Libertà
Born on 18 January 1940,
Ligonchio (RE)
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Vice-Chair
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Committee on Development
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Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly |
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Committee on Culture and Education
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Delegation for relations with the United States
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Diploma, School of Music and Song (Maestro Bertani) - Reggio Emilia (1958-1959). |
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Participant, Castrocaro Festival (1962). Prizewinner, Zurich International Music Festival (1963). Performance at Carnegie Hall, New York (1963). |
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Prizewinner, San Remo Festival (1967, 1969, 1974): 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. Has performed at Madison Square Gardens, New York (1974) and the Regio di Parma theatre. |
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Has toured worldwide (South America, Japan, Australia, Korea, the US and Europe) (1984-1999). |
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Was the first Italian singer to perform in the Soviet Union (1981). |
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First performed on television in 1984. |
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Published books: 'Polenta di Castagne' (2000) and 'I Prati di Sara' (2004). Television performance alongside Virna Lisi. |
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