Milva

Milva

Born: July 17, 1939
Died: April 23, 2021
in Goro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Maria Ilva Biolcati, (17 July 1939 – 23 April 2021), known as Milva, was an Italian singer, stage and film actress, and television personality. She was also known as La Rossa (Italian for "The Redhead"), due to the characteristic colour of her hair, and additionally as La Pantera di Goro ("The Panther of Goro"), which stemmed from the Italian press having nicknamed the three most popular Italian female singers of the 1960s, combining the names of animals and the singers' birth places. The colour also characterised her leftist political beliefs, claimed in numerous statements. Popular in Italy and abroad, she performed on musical and theatrical stages the world over, and received popular acclaim in her native Italy, and particularly in Germany and Japan, where she often participated in musical events and televised musical programmes. She released numerous albums in France, Japan, Korea, Greece, Spain, and South America.

She collaborated with European composers and musicians including Ennio Morricone in 1965, Francis Lai in 1973, Mikis Theodorakis in 1978 (Was ich denke became a best selling album in Germany), Enzo Jannacci in 1980, Vangelis in 1981 and 1986, and Franco Battiato in 1982, 1986 and 2010.

Her stage productions of Bertolt Brecht's recitals and Luciano Berio's operas toured the world's theatres. She performed at La Scala in Milan, at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, at the Paris Opera, in the Royal Albert Hall in London and at the Edinburgh Festival, amongst others.

Having had success both in Italy and internationally, she remained one of the most popular Italian personalities in the fields of music and theatre. Her artistic stature was officially recognised by the Italian, German and French Republics, each of which bestowed her with the highest honours. She was the only Italian artist in contemporary times who was simultaneously: Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic (Paris, 11 September 2009), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Rome, 2 June 2007), Officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Berlin, 2006), and Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Paris, 1995).

Maria Ilva Biolcati was born in Goro, Province of Ferrara, Italy, on 17 July 1939. In 1959, when she was twenty, she won a contest for new voices, and was named the overall winner from more than seven thousand six hundred participants. In 1960 she recorded her first 7" single with Cetra Records: Édith Piaf's song "Milord". Her live debut was on the stage of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961, where she took third place.

In 1962 Milva was the first singer to sing Édith Piaf's repertoire at the prestigious Olympia theatre in Paris. In 1983 she performed the repertoire at the venue again and again received an ovation from the audience and the French press, very surprised how a non-French artist could interpret with such feeling and energy the songs of Piaf. Music critics named her singer of the year. ...

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Title: TV Story Superstar
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: Musikalische Reise
Character: Self
Released: January 3, 2010
Type: TV
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Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Title: Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Acclaimed Ukranian dancer Svetlana Zakharova, who later became one of the youngest ballerinas in Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, stars in the title role of the famed Romantic ballet «Giselle,» recorded at the Teatro alla Scalla in Milan in April 2005. The production, with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, and music by Adolphe Adam, also features La Scala star Roberto Bolle as Albrecht.
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Title: Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Character: Self
Released: January 31, 2004
Type: TV
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Kurt Weill
Title: Kurt Weill
Released: June 20, 2002
Type: Movie
A reconstruction and the biography of the composer, utilizing archival footage, interviews with individuals who knew him and artists who performed his compositions.
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Title: Die Stunde der Stars
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2001
Type: TV
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Title: Beckmann
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1999
Type: TV
Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.
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Title: Show Palast
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Leute heute
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 1997
Type: TV
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Celluloide
Title: Celluloide
Character: Countess
Released: January 26, 1996
Type: Movie
June 1944. In the newly liberated Rome, Roberto Rossellini and Sergio Amidei decide, against all odds, to make an unprecedented, true-to-life film on the tragic events that occurred during the Nazi occupation: Rome, Open City .
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Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
Title: Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
Character: Herself
Released: June 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Works, legend and murders of Carlo Gesualdo, a notorious Italian composer and murderer from 16th century.
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Title: Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
Character: Self
Released: June 2, 1994
Type: TV
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Title: Musik liegt in der Luft
Character: Self - Singer
Released: February 2, 1991
Type: TV
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Title: Flitterabend
Character: Self - Singer
Released: December 1, 1988
Type: TV
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Women in Prison
Title: Women in Prison
Character: Lucie Germon
Released: October 12, 1988
Type: Movie
Nicole (Agnes Soral) is sent up the river for infanticide in this routine woman-in-prison feature. There she meets Marthe (Annie Girardot), a fellow murderess who receives special treatment from the warden Dessombes (Marie-Christine Barrault). The warden frames Nelly (Bernadette Lafont) for drug possession and has her thrown into solitary confinement. Sabien (Corinne Touzet) is a newcomer convicted of armed robbery who latches on to the lesbian Lucie (Milva), a longtime prisoner slated for release.
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Title: Na siehste!
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 1987
Type: TV
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My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
Title: My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister
Character: Renata Palozzi
Released: March 5, 1986
Type: Movie
Two members of the French Academy agree to help the attractive young veterinarian Esther investigate the suspicious death of her sister. Esther is convinced her brother-in-law is responsible, but soon it becomes apparent that those responsible are linked to the very highest echelons of power in the Vatican.
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Title: Melodien für Millionen
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 1985
Type: TV
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Street of Mirrors
Title: Street of Mirrors
Character: Veronica
Released: April 14, 1983
Type: Movie
Francesca, a magistrate, seems happily married to a successful and wealthy engineer. They prepare to spend a holiday together when Francesca is instructed to shed light on the mysterious death of a girl, Rosa Franceschi, who threw herself from the terrace of her house. Francesca interrogates friends and neighbours of the victim, especially Veronica Marini who, living opposite the victim's apartment, followed the whole story. This is how she discovers her husband's affair with Rosa Franceschi and her involvement in the girl's suicide or murder.
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Title: Bei Bio
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 1983
Type: TV
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Title: Na sowas!
Character: Self
Released: March 29, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Bananas
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 1981
Type: TV
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Title: Wetten, dass..?
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 1981
Type: TV
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
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Title: Tag des deutschen Schlagers
Character: herself
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: TV
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Title: Show-Express
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1980
Type: TV
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Title: Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Character: Self
Released: January 31, 1980
Type: TV
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Title: Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
Character: Self
Released: November 29, 1979
Type: TV
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Title: NDR Talk Show
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 1979
Type: TV
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Title: Bio’s Bahnhof
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 1978
Type: TV
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Title: Bitte umblättern
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: Auf los geht's los
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: Domenica In
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 1976
Type: TV
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Title: Feuerabend
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 1975
Type: TV
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Title: Numéro un
Character: Self
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: TV
A French variety show.
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Title: Der große Preis
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 1974
Type: TV
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Title: A Kettle of Colour
Character: Self - Musician
Released: January 29, 1972
Type: TV
The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.
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Title: A Kettle of Colour
Character: Self
Released: January 29, 1972
Type: TV
The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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For Love One Dies
Title: For Love One Dies
Character: Leyla
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A hyper sensitive film student falls in love with an older woman.
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Title: Dalli Dalli
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 1971
Type: TV
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Title: Mai di sabato, signora Lisistrata
Character: Lisistrata
Released: May 8, 1971
Type: TV
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Title: Drei mal neun
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1970
Type: TV
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Title: Die ZDF-Hitparade
Character: Self
Released: January 18, 1969
Type: TV
The ZDF-Hitparade, or Hitparade for short, by German TV channel ZDF, was one of the most popular and most well-known music television series presenting mostly German Schlager.
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Title: Starparade
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Einer wird gewinnen
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1964
Type: TV
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La bellezza di Ippolita
Title: La bellezza di Ippolita
Character: Adriana
Released: September 21, 1962
Type: Movie
Luca, a petrol dealer, marries a magazine dancer, Ippolita, a girl who likes to be courted by the many passing motorists. One day, the woman discovers that her husband has betrayed her with Adriana. Ippolita decides her revenge: she assures Luke that she will keep her duties as a wife only when she too has allowed herself similar distractions. Through a series of animated events, the two resume married life: but Luca will not be able to know if Ippolita was really unfaithful to him.
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Appuntamento in Riviera
Title: Appuntamento in Riviera
Character: Sé stessa
Released: June 30, 1962
Type: Movie
In the study of a lawyer, two young spouses tell their story. The singer Tony manages to reach the much coveted success, and can thus marry his girlfriend. But a clause in his record contract obliges him to remain a bachelor for two years.
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Title: Musik aus Studio B
Character: Self
Released: October 22, 1961
Type: TV
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Title: Was bin ich?
Character: self
Released: January 2, 1955
Type: TV