Loretta Goggi

Loretta Goggi
Goggi in 1981
Born
Loretta Goggi

(1950-09-29) 29 September 1950 (age 73)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • television presenter
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels

Loretta Goggi (Italian pronunciation: [loˈretta ˈɡɔddʒi]; born 29 September 1950) is an Italian singer, actress, and television presenter. Goggi's records have sometimes entered the Italian pop charts.[1][2] She was the first runner-up at the 1981 Sanremo Festival with the song "Maledetta primavera", her most famous pop hit.[3][4]

She co-founded the disco act Hermanas Goggi with her sister Daniela Goggi, who is also an artist. The duo found success in the Latin markets toward the end of the 1970s.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

In 1973 she co-hosted a TV show in England with Sammy Davis Jr and performed with Alighiero Noschese on the Italian television program Formula Due.

In 2006 the American rapper T.I. sampled the Goggi's song "Molla tutto" for his song "Get It", contained in the album King, included in the soundtrack of the film Step Up.

Throughout her career Goggi achieved several accomplishments within the Italian television industry, including setting records. Among her notable contributions was her repertoire of impersonations of prominent figures, encompassing both men and women. While actresses like Isabella Biagini had already presented satirical impersonations on television, Goggi is regarded as the pioneer of female impersonation on Italian television. Her imitations were notable for their inclusion of satirical elements in the texts, thereby elevating the quality of her performances beyond mere parody.[13][14]

In 1979 she became the first woman to host a television quiz in Italy for Fantastico, a well-known Italian Saturday night show. Goggi was also the host of the 1986 Sanremo Festival.[15]

Goggi has won four Telegattos in four different categories: best theme song, best quiz, best music transmission and best female personality of the year.[16]

She considers herself Catholic.[17]

  1. ^ "italiancharts.com – Loretta Goggi – Maledetta primavera". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Hit Parade Italia – Top Annuali Single: 1981".
  3. ^ "Hit Parade Italia – Top10 del 14 marzo 1981". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ^ "italiancharts.com – Loretta Goggi – Maledetta primavera". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Memorias a 45: Olvidados: Las Hermanas Goggi no bailan solas". 2006.
  6. ^ "¿Por qué bailaban solas las Hermanas Goggi? (1979)". 3 August 2013.
  7. ^ Bufalini, Andrea Angeli; Savastano, Giovanni (20 September 2019). La Storia della Disco Music. ISBN 9788820389901.
  8. ^ "Loretta e Daniela Goggi in nuovo disco – Ultima Ora". 2 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Loretta e Daniela Goggi 35 anni dopo: Rieccole insieme con un disco dance".
  10. ^ "Le sorelle GOGGI Loretta e Daniela di nuovo insieme per un disco tutto da ballare". 3 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Música, "lo que dejamos atrás": Hermanas Goggi (1979)". 2009.
  12. ^ "Loretta e Daniela Goggi si riuniscono per un disco dance". 4 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Loretta Goggi: 65 anni tra sceneggiati, imitazioni e varietà". 29 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Loretta Goggi ricorda la sua copertina per Playboy: "Volevo una svolta"". 2 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Un passo indietro: Sanremo 1986 era molto più avanti di quello di Amadeus". 17 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Loretta Goggi: 65 anni tra sceneggiati, imitazioni e varietà". 29 September 2015.
  17. ^ Balbi, Laura (4 December 2012). "Loretta Goggi: "Sono viva grazie alla fede e alla tv"" [Loretta Goggi: "I'm alive thanks to faith and television"]. fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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