Gigliola Cinquetti

Actress

December 20, 1947 (78 years)

Verona, Veneto, Italy

Biography

Gigliola Cinquetti (born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art. Her career as a professional singer began when she was 16. At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mari…

Filmography

7.2

Eurovision Song Contest

Self - Presenter

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

6.8

Champs-Elysées

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5.7

Sacrée soirée

Self

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6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

7.9

Sanremo Music Festival

Self - Special Guest

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.

8.0

Discorama

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6.5

La Chance aux chansons

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Domenica In

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8.0

Aktuelle Schaubude

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10.0

Starparade

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7.7

Die Rudi Carrell Show

Self - Singer

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9.1

Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures

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Alberto Angela takes us on a new journey, this time to discover Italy's "Wonders," those that make us a true "peninsula of treasures." Four episodes, twelve stops on an itinerary of art and natural beauty in UNESCO World Heritage sites.

6.5

Shopgirls

Clara Massimi

Six very different people - Marta, Roberta, Fiorenza, Paola, Lucia and Romeo - work together in an elegant fashion boutique in the centre of Rome. They are all in thrall to the demands of their overbearing manager, Francesca. Each character knows that between the dramas of their own lives, the journeys to and from work, the children to care for, husbands, lovers, and parents, they will find solidarity with their fellow shop workers.

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The Sanremo Case

Self

An ironic and comic trial, in five episodes, of the history of the Sanremo Festival, demystifying the most solemn musical event on Italian television. The "judge" Renzo Arbore presides, together with "Prosecutor" Michele Mirabella and "Defense attorney" Lino Banfi.

6.4

How Do I Love You?

Gigliola Di Francesco

Gigliola is a young and humble Neapolitan swimmer who will compete in a competition in Spain and finds herself falling for the fiance of her best friend. But when they come to visit her in Italy, she pretends to be rich, with the complicity of their parents.

4.9

Knights Of The Quest

Madre Superiora

In 1271, the Seventh Crusade has failed. During their retreat, the troops transport the remains of King Louis IX, the Holy King, across the peninsula. A world has ended, and five young people with nothing in common set out to find the location of the Holy Shroud, stolen by traitors at the French court. Their journey will take them from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines to Thebes, where the sacred relic is hidden.

2.0

The A-Z of Eurovision

Self - Presenter (archive footage)

Rylan Clark-Neal narrates a guide to all things Eurovision and takes a sideways look at the greatest singing contest on the planet. The A-Z of Eurovision features all the disasters, the costume changes and memorable musical moments from 65 years of Eurovision.

6.5

Songs, Bullies and Chicks

Self

In order to promote a plumcake an adman associates with a mad scientist who has found a way to interfere with TV broadcasts.

7.2

The Right Age

Luciana

Francesca has a serious problem: her grandson Alessandro. After the death of his parents, she has been a mother and also a father to him. But now that he is 27 years old, Alessandro cannot seem to find his place in the world.

9.0

Testadirapa

Angelina la maestra

The 19th century tale of Testadirapa and his young son Gosto who live an idyllic life until authorities jail for the father for keeping the boy from school.