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Italians are mourning the death of a beloved entertainer often referred to as the lady or the queen of Italian television.
78-year-old Raffaella Carrà died in Rome after a long illness, according to her family. She has gone to a better world, where her humanity, her unique laughter and her extraordinary talent will shine forever, wrote her choreographer, longtime partner and close friend Sergio Japino in a statement carried by the Italian news agency ANSA on Monday.
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An exuberantly glamorous singer, actor and TV presenter known for glittery jumpsuits and a shiny blonde bob, Carrà hosted numerous Italian shows, with guests ranging from Nobel prize winners to hula hoop virtuosos. She crossed over into Spanish and Latin American entertainment at the height of her popularity, and emerged as an outspoken gay icon, partly because of a song she recorded in the mid-1970s celebrating the beauty of gay men. Over the year
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Italian singer and TV host Raffaella Carrà being lifted by dancers in a 1983 performance. Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori via Getty Images
Italians are mourning the death of a beloved entertainer often referred to as the lady or the queen of Italian television.
78-year-old Raffaella Carrà died in Rome after a long illness, according to her family. She has gone to a better world, where her humanity, her unique laughter and her extraordinary talent will shine forever, wrote her choreographer, longtime partner and close friend Sergio Japino in a statement carried by the Italian news agency ANSA on Monday.
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