Franca Raimondi
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Franca Raimondi (8 July 1932 – 28 August 1988) was an Italian singer. She is best known for representing Template:Esccnty in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "Aprite le finestre".
Biography
Born in Monopoli, Province of Bari, Apulia, Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages.[1] In 1955, Raimondi was among the winners of a RAI contest of new voices and got the chance to perform at the 1956 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, which she eventually won with the song "Aprite le finestre".[1] That same year she represented Template:Esccnty in the first Eurovision Song Contest with the same song,[1] alongside Tonina Torrielli with "Amami se vuoi".
Between 1956 and 1958 Raimondi was leading vocalist in the Gian Stellari Orchestra.[1] In 1960 she entered the competition at the Festival di Napoli with "Canzone all'antica" ("Old-style song").[1] In the later years she slowed her activities, focusing her career on live performances.[1] She died from cancer[2] on 28 August 1988, at the age of 56.[3]
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