Iva Zanicchi

Italian singer.(born Jan. 18, 1940, Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia). Her career began in 1962 at the [i]Castrocaro Festival of New Voices[/i], coming in 3rd. She won the [i]Sanremo Festival[/i] in 1969 with [i]Zingara[/i]. In the same year she represented Italy in the [i]Eurovision Song Contest[/i] in Madrid with [i]Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche[/i]. She represented Italy in the [i]V Festival Internacional da Canção[/i] in Rio with [i]Tu non sei più innamorato di me[/i] in 1970.The competition was followed by a concert at the Paris Olympia and an intense tour of numerous concerts in the United States, Canada, Southern America and Soviet Union, later in Australia and Japan. She has been a member of the Europan Parliament since May 2008, representing Forza Italia.