"Ornella Vanoni, one of Italy's most distinctive singers whose voice helped define generations of popular music, has died at her home in Milan at the age of 91. Italian media, including Corriere della Sera, La Stampa and the AGI news agency, reported that she suffered cardiac arrest late on Friday. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid tribute on Saturday, calling Vanoni's voice "unmistakable" and saying Italy had lost "a unique artist who leaves us with an unrepeatable artistic heritage.""
"Vanoni was born in Milan in 1934 and grew up in a well-to-do family that sent her to schools in Italy and across Europe. Her first artistic home was the theatre: Milan's Piccolo Teatro, where director Giorgio Strehler became her mentor and, for a time, her partner. Later in life, she wrote that stepping onto the Piccolo's stage for the first time was a moment when she "became who [she] truly was.""
Ornella Vanoni died at her Milan home at age 91 from cardiac arrest. She was born in Milan in 1934 and educated in Italy and across Europe. Her first artistic work was at Milan's Piccolo Teatro, where Giorgio Strehler mentored her and was briefly her partner. Strehler encouraged a turn to music; early performances of songs about Milan's underworld earned her the nickname "Cantante della mala." Television song festivals in the early 1960s brought national prominence and showcased her intimate, smoky timbre. Over seven decades she released more than 40 studio albums, recorded over 100 tracks and sold over 50 million copies worldwide, with hits including Senza fine and L'appuntamento, the latter reaching a new audience via the Ocean's Twelve soundtrack.
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