Iva Zanicchi

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Iva Zanicchi, MEP

Iva Zanicchi (born 18 January 1940, Ligonchio, RE) is an Italian pop singer and an MEP from Italy (16.05.2008-13.07.2009 Forza Italia; 2009- Il Popolo della Libertà).[1]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:
20.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Development
Member:
16.05.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
18.06.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
04.09.2008 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change
14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
16.07.2009 / 19.07.2009 : Committee on Development
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute:
18.06.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Development
18.06.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States
18.06.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
16.07.2009 / 11.10.2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the United States
12.10.2009 / ... : Committee on Culture and Education[2]

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

  • Nothing to declare.[3]

Record of Parliamentary Votes

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Diploma, School of Music and Song (Maestro Bertani) - Reggio Emilia (1958-1959).
  • Participant, Castrocaro Festival (1962).
  • Prizewinner, Zurich International Music Festival (1963).
  • Performance at Carnegie Hall, New York (1963).
  • Prizewinner, San Remo Festival (1967, 1969, 1974): remains the only woman singer to have won that festival's prize three times. Has worked with Mikis Theodorakis and Charles Aznavour and has made numerous recordings. Has performed at Madison Square Gardens, New York (1974) and the Regio di Parma theatre.
  • Has toured worldwide (South America, Japan, Australia, Korea, the US and Europe) (1984-1999).
  • Was the first Italian singer to perform in the Soviet Union (1981).
  • First performed on television in 1984.

Publications

  • 'Polenta di Castagne' (2000)
  • 'I Prati di Sara' (2004).

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
09E142
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone:
+32 (0)2 28 45422
Fax
+32 (0)2 28 49422
Email:
zanicchi_iva AT libero.it
iva.zanicchi AT europarl.europa.eu
Website:
http://www.ivazanicchi.it
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Resources

Notes

  1. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Iva Zanicchi, accessed 05 December 2010.
  2. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Iva Zanicchi, accessed 05 December 2010.
  3. European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Iva Zanicchi, 14 January 2009, accessed 22 April 2009.