Overview
- The singer and actress died at home in Milan on the night of Friday, 21 November 2025, with local media reporting cardiac arrest.
- Italian authorities confirmed her death, and Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli and Chamber of Deputies president Lorenzo Fontana issued public tributes.
- Trained at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro under Giorgio Strehler, she became a fixture of Italian popular song with classics including L’appuntamento, La musica è finita and Senza fine.
- Her Sanremo record spans eight participations, a 1968 podium with Casa bianca and a 1999 career honor as the festival’s first such recipient.
- She recorded dozens of albums, sold tens of millions of records, collaborated with artists from Gino Paoli to Herbie Hancock and George Benson, and released a 2024 track with Mahmood.