Raffaella Carra Alternative artist Country: Italy

1. Biography of Raffaella Carra
2. Professional Solo Career
3. International Success

Biography of Raffaella Carra

Raffaella Carra, an alternative performer, spent her childhood in the small town of Bellaria, living with her grandmother Andreina. Even then, she dreamed of becoming an actress or singer. She participated in plays and performances in her hometown and received great recognition for her talents. Andreina, sensing her granddaughter's talent and undeniable abilities, decided to move to Rome and enrolled Raffaella in declamation and dramatic arts courses with the famous actress Teresa Franchini and later in the renowned dance school of Jia Ruskaya. Soon, she had the opportunity to play a small role in the film "Torture from the Past" directed by Mario Bonnard, which marked the beginning of her professional career as an actress. Raffaella graduated with honors from the Experimental Center of Cinematography in Rome and took part in the filming of numerous movies, including "Colonel Von Ryan" (1960) with Frank Sinatra in the lead role.

Professional Solo Career

Raffaella's solo career began in 1970 when she performed in the music show "Canzonissima'70". She then released a single with the theme song for the show "Ma che musica maestro" which immediately reached the top of the charts. Raffaella changed her image, cutting her hair short and changing its color. She released her second single "Raggae rr!" and her first LP "Raffaella" under the RCA record label. The following year, she participated again in "Canzonissima'71" and released her second LP "Raffaella Carra'", which included hit songs such as "Chissa' chi sei", the scandalous dance "Tuca Tuca", the Spanish-style "Borriquito", and even a children's song "Maga Maghella". All of these songs topped the Italian charts. In 1972, Raffaella embarked on a tour throughout Italy, during which she recorded her first live album "Raffaella... senza respiro". Her next single "T'immazzerei" became the theme song for the radio show "Gran Varieta'". In 1973, she released the LP "La Scatola a Sorpresa" in which Raffaella seriously took up the performance of international folk songs. In 1974, Raffaella became a participant in several television and music events, including co-hosting the entertainment TV show "Milleluci" with Mina and releasing the theme song for "Din Don Dan". In September of the same year, Raffaella performed as one of the hosts of the show "Canzonissima'74". The CGD record label released the album "Felicita' Ta' Ta'" and the new dance composition "Rumore", which brought Raffaella incredible success.

International Success

In 1975, Raffaella released two singles, "Male" and "Tornerai", the latter being a remake of a song from the 1950s. In 1976, the CGD record label released Raffaella's new album "Forte Forte Forte", which included the two aforementioned singles. With her next album "Fiesta" (1977), Raffaella embarked on her first world tour, and the title track from the album became a classic pop hit. From this point on, wherever Raffaella went, she was met with incredible success. Her records were released in Spain, Canada, Russia, the Netherlands, Japan, France, Greece, Turkey, and South Africa. She became the queen of numerous charts and television shows, and practically all of her albums achieved gold or platinum status. One of her compilation albums, "En el amor todo es emperaz" (1977), was released in five languages, and its English version, "Do it, do it again", reached the second place in the UK sales charts.