Raffaella Fico Explained
Raffaella Fico |
Birth Date: | 1988 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Cercola, Italy |
Years Active: | 2007–present |
Children: | 1 |
Raffaella Fico (born 29 January 1988) is an Italian showgirl, singer, and model.
Life and career
Born in Cercola, Fico is the daughter of two shopkeepers of fruit and vegetables. In August 2007, she won an Italian beauty contest, "Miss Grand Prix".[1] [2] [3]
Fico became first known one year later thanks to her participation in the eighth edition of Il Grande Fratello, the Italian version of the reality show Big Brother.[1] The same year she received widespread media attention for having allegedly auction off her virginity for €1 million during an interview for the Italian magazine Chi.[4] [5] [6] In 2008 she also made her film debut in Storia di un amore by Maria Manna.[7]
In 2009, she hosted the Italia 1 show Real TV on Italia 1.[8] [9] [10] Between 2009 and 2010 she featured in four quiz shows hosted by Enrico Papi and broadcast on Italia 1 (Il colore dei soldi, Prendere o lasciare, Cento X Cento and Trasformat).[11] [12]
In October 2009, she had an alleged relationship with football player Cristiano Ronaldo.[13] [14] [15] [16]
In August 2010, she featured in the variety television Mitici 80 on Italia 1.[17] [18] [19] The same year she was in the cast of the variety show Saturday Night Live from Milano, the Italian version of the Saturday Night Live,[20] and appeared in the Italian comedy film Matrimonio a Parigi.[21] [22]
In 2011, she was involved in the Silvio Berlusconi's "Bunga Bunga" sex scandal as one of the girls who regularly met the Italian Prime Minister in his alleged sex parties.[23] [24] [25] Shortly after her name came to light by interceptions she took part in the Rai 2 reality show L'isola dei famosi.[26] [25] [27] The same year she entered the ballroom dance show Baila on Canale 5.[28] [29] In September 2012, she walked the runway of Milan Fashion Week while 6 months pregnant, wearing a bikini.[30]
Between December 2011 and January 2012, she had an on-and-off relationship with football player Mario Balotelli. Balotelli asked for a paternity test in July 2012 in response to her pregnancy.[31] In 2013 Balotelli had to defend himself against Raffaella Fico's accusations of being "irresponsible" and "unconcerned" about his newborn baby daughter, Pia.[32] Balotelli had finally acknowledged paternity of her daughter Pia on 6 February 2014.[33] [34]
In June 2014 Fico, under the record label Momy Records / Do It Yourself sang her debut single, joining as a singer in the world of pop / urban / hip-hop. The piece is titled "Rush" produced by Gianluca Tozzi (son of the Italian singer Umberto Tozzi), On 10 June, it was published on his YouTube channel accompanied by the official video. The song is available on iTunes since 9 June.
On 22 October 2014, she published her first album called as her single Rush, with ten tracks.[35]
Filmography
Notes and References
- News: Antonio Tricomi. Tre donne campane sotto chiave nella casa del Grande Fratello. 15 April 2013. La Repubblica. 23 January 2008.
- News: Duemila persone ad applaudire la nuova Miss Gran Prix. 15 April 2013. Il Resto del Carlino. 27 August 2007.
- News: Miss Gran Prix: vince Raffaela Fico. 15 April 2013. Il Quotidiano. 27 August 2007.
- News: Metto all'asta la mia verginità per un milione di euro. 15 April 2013. Corriere della Sera. 6 September 2008.
- News: La mia verginità per un milione. 15 April 2013. La Stampa. 17 September 2008.
- News: Redazione. Raffaella Fico: "Per un milione di euro metto all'asta la mia verginità". 15 April 2013. Il Giornale. 16 September 2008.
- News: A. S.. Raffaella Fico debutta al cinema e si innamora del bel Fernando Vitale. 15 April 2013. Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 6 November 2008.
- News: Paolo Passaro. Melita e Raffaella Fico: 'Real sexy Tv'. 16 April 2013. La Voce d'Italia. 30 January 2009.
- News: Raffaele Nespoli. "Real Tv", ma lite vera: Raffaella e Melita in rotta di collisione. 16 April 2013. Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 6 February 2009.
- News: B.B.. Raffaella, bomba sexy di Italia 1. 15 April 2013. Il Nolano. 16 January 2009.
- News: Raffaella Fico: "Mi spoglierei solo davanti ad un grande regista". 15 April 2013. Cronaca Qui. 19 November 2010.
- News: Ilaria Aurino. 12 February 2010. Melita Toniolo contro Raffaella Fico: Cento X Cento solo lato B. Gossip Fanpage. 15 April 2013.
- News: The Needle. WAG of the day: Raffaella Fico. 15 April 2013. football.co.uk. 27 October 2011.
- News: Raffaella Fico: "Ronaldo non voglio perderlo". Tuttosport. 14 July 2009.
- News: Raffaella Fico rivela: "Io e Cristiano Ronaldo vogliamo una famiglia". 15 April 2013. Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 16 October 2009.
- News: Amore italiano per Cristiano Ronaldo E' la gieffina napoletana Raffaella Fico. 15 April 2013. Quotidiano.net. 6 July 2009.
- News: Esplosiva Raffaella E' lei la ragazza più sexy di Ferragostotana Raffaella Fico. 15 April 2013. Quotidiano.net. 16 August 2010.
- News: Ad Alassio i mitici anni '80. La Repubblica. 28 June 2010.
- News: Aldo Grasso. Sugli Anni Ottanta l' idea non basta. 15 April 2013. Corriere della Sera. 24 July 2010. 55.
- News: Aldo Grasso. L' impari sfida del "Saturday" di casa nostra. 15 April 2013. Corriere della Sera. 12 December 2010.
- News: Tommaso Cinquemani. Raffaella Fico nuova musa di Massimo Boldi. 15 April 2013. Affaritaliani. 17 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514084918/http://affaritaliani.libero.it/entertainment/raffaella_fico_nuova_regina_dei_cinepanettoni.html. 14 May 2012.
- News: Claudia Mormiglione. Da star di YouTube al set con Boldi "Cinema e web sì, reality tv no...". La Repubblica. 18 October 2011.
- News: Marco Lillo. Il senso di Berlusconi per la Fico. 15 April 2013. Il Fatto. 6 February 2011.
- News: Paolo Berizzi. Raffa, Aris e le altre romane Palazzo Grazioli come Arcore. 15 April 2013. La Repubblica. 3 February 2011.
- News: Maria Volpe. La Fico sull' Isola? È un test politico, vediamo se la cacciano. 15 April 2013. Corriere della Sera. 10 February 2011.
- News: Laura Rio. Raffaella Fico: "Vado all'Isola, vi farò vedere chi sono". 15 April 2013. Il Giornale. 2 February 2011.
- News: Renato Franco. All' "Isola dei famosi" con Raffaella Fico approda il caso Ruby All' "Isola dei famosi" con Raffaella Fico approda il caso Ruby]. 15 April 2013. Corriere della Sera. 5 February 2011.
- News: Baila, nel cast anche Raffaela Fico e Costantino. 15 April 2013. Excite. 26 July 2011.
- News: "Baila!", via tra danza e buoni sentimenti. 15 April 2013. TGCOM. 27 September 2011.
- News: Raffaella Fico con il pancione sfila a Milano. Il Messaggero. 22 September 2012.
- Web site: Balotelli: I want a paternity test | Goal.com. www.goal.com. 3 January 2020.
- News: Luisa De Montis. Fico: "Balotelli è un'irresponsabile, ci ha abbandonato". 15 April 2013. Il Giornale. 18 December 2012.
- News: Eliot Rothwell. Mario Balotelli announces he's the father of one-year-old Pia after 'taking DNA test'. 12 February 2014. Irish Soccer. 6 February 2014.
- News: Stefano Scacchi. Balotelli riconosce la figlia. Una scelta che farà felice Prandelli. 12 February 2014. La Repubblica. 8 February 2014.
- News: Nicoletta Tamberlich. Raffaella Fico debutta come cantante con Rush, devo vincere scetticismo di molti. 21 October 2016. ANSA. 24 October 2014.