Milva, Redheaded Italian Diva of Many Artistic Hues, Dies at 81
One of Italy’s best-known singers, she sang pop songs and political anthems, and appeared at festivals and on theater stages.
The singer Milva in 1986. Known for her warm voice and her flaming red hair, she was for many years one of Italy’s most popular performers.Credit.Georges Bendrihem/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Published May 6, 2021Updated May 8, 2021
ROME Milva, whose charisma, warm voice and flaming red hair made her one of Italy’s most recognizable divas from the 1960s through the ’80s, died on April 23 at a hospital in Milan. She was 81.
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In this Feb 27, 2007 file photo, Italian singer Milva, performs in San Remo, Italy. Milva, one of Italy s most popular singers in the 1960s and 1970s, who had many fans abroad, has died at her home in Milan at the age of 81, Italy s culture minister announced. Photo: AP
Italian singer Milva has died, her daughter told the Italian news agency Ansa on Saturday. La Rossa, as Maria Ilva Biolcati was also known in Italy because of her red hair, died on Friday (April 23) in Milan at the age of 81. Milva was one of the strongest interpreters of Italian chanson, Italy s Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said on Saturday.