Flavia Fortunato Explained

Flavia Fortunato
Birth Date:1964 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Cosenza
Occupation:Singer
Actress
Television presenter
Years Active:1982-1992

Flavia Fortunato (born 16 March 1964) is an Italian singer, actress and television presenter. She was primarily associated with the Italo disco genre during the 1980s, and was a competitor in the Sanremo Music Festival.

Life and career

Born in Cosenza, Fortunato studied dance and artistic gymnastics for ten years and performed artistic gymnastics at a competitive level, becoming a regional champion.[1] [2] [3] She made her debut as a singer in 1982, with the single "Delirio".[1] [4] In 1983, she entered into the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Casco blu", reaching the finals;[1] [5] the single peaked at number 11 on the Italian hit parade in 1983.[4] The same year she debuted as television presenter, hosting the RAI musical show Discoteca festival.[1] [5]

During the 1980s, Fortunato made regular appearances on television, as hostess as well as musical guest in popular variety shows.[5] She also entered the Sanremo Music Festival five more times between 1984 and 1992.[5] In 1989 she made her acting debut on stage, starring alongside Lando Buzzanca in L'opera da tre soldi.[3] [5] In the 1990s, she focused on theater and television, then she gradually moved away from show business to devote herself to her family.[5]

Two greatest hits CD compilations, Flavia Fortunato and Canto Per Te, were respectively released in March 2000 and December 2010.

Discography

Albums
Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mirko Fini. Flavia Fortunato. La Voce Delle Donne. 18 August 2014.
  2. News: Maria Pia Fusco. Flavia Fortunato sono democristiana ma non raccomandata. La Repubblica. February 7, 1987 . 22.
  3. News: Alessandro Dell'Orto. Potevo essere la nuova Milva ma ho preferito fare la mamma. Libero. January 18, 2011.
  4. Book: Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. 1989 . Gramese, 1989. 8876054391.
  5. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. 2009 . Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296.
  6. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1983 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118074955/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1983.htm . 2024-01-18 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.
  7. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Succcessi 1984 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425051737/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1984.htm . 2024-04-25 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.
  8. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1985 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229141827/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1985.htm . 2022-12-29 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.
  9. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1986 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118074952/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1986.htm . 2024-01-18 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.
  10. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1987 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240229185242/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1987.htm . 2024-02-29 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.
  11. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1988 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425044331/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1988.htm . 2024-04-25 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.
  12. Web site: Daniele . Michele . 2006-05-07 . Successi 1992 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202192212/https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_anno/hpy1992.htm . 2023-12-02 . 2024-02-29 . Hit Parade Italia . it.

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