Vanna Brosio Explained

Vanna Brosio
Birth Date:1943 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Turin, Italy
Death Place:Turin, Italy

Vanna Brosio (18 April 1943 – 19 June 2010) was an Italian singer, television personality and journalist.

Life and career

Born Giovanna Brosio in Turin, the daughter of a well-known antiquarian and the niece of the former NATO Secretary General Manlio Brosio,[1] she started her career in 1948 as a model in Milan, appearing in magazines, fotoromanzi and Carosello commercials.[2] In 1964 she started a more than twenty years musical career during which she recorded songs written for her by Enzo Jannacci, Cristiano Malgioglio and Gianni Boncompagni, among others.[2] [3] In 1971 she hosted the radio program Novità, and between 1972 and 1976 she hosted the RAI musical show Adesso musica.[2] In 1984 she co-presented, alongside Aldo Biscardi, the sport talk-show Il processo del Lunedì.[2] In addition to her musical and television activities, Brosio was also active as a journalist, collaborating for years with the magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.[2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962Dal sabato al lunedì
1965Viale della canzone
1969Mercanti di vergini
1970Safety Catch Marilina
1975White Horses of Summer Nurse
1978Le braghe del padrone TV Interviewer (final film role)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Sergio Miravalle. "Intervista Giorgio e Paolo astigiani celebri". La Stampa. 27 July 1996. p.3.
  2. News: Addio a Vanna Brosio, conduttrice e giornalista sportiva . 11 May 2014. Libero. 19 June 2010.
  3. Gino Castaldo. Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio, 1990. p.222.