Overview
- The 91-year-old died late Friday at her Milan residence, with Corriere della Sera and AGI reporting a cardiac arrest shortly before 11 p.m.
- Across more than seven decades she sold an estimated 55–60 million records and issued dozens of releases spanning pop, jazz and Brazilian influences.
- She entered the Sanremo Music Festival eight times and is cited as the only woman to have won two Premio Tenco awards.
- Signature works include Senza fine, born of her partnership with Gino Paoli, and L’appuntamento, which later reached new audiences through Ocean’s Twelve.
- Coverage highlights her start at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro with Giorgio Strehler, extensive collaborations, candid reflections on depression, and prior wishes for cremation with ashes scattered at sea, while official funeral details have not been announced.