Ivana Spagna also known as Spagna, was born in Valeggio sul Mincio (Verona) on December 16th 1954. Ivana's first steps in the world of music took place in 1969, when in January she participated in the fourth edition of the Girogarda competition with the song “Quando tu sorridi”, written for her by Athos Lorenzetti. In 1971 it was put under contract by the Dischi Ricordi label to record a 45 rpm with the first Italian version of "Mamy Blue" by Herbert Pagani and Hubert Giraud, with b-side “È finita la primavera”; the 45th was not successful, perhaps due to the greater confirmation of the version sung by Dalida; so in 1972, after the release of a 45 rpm with a song written by Bruno Lauzi, Ari ari, with b-side "Dio mai", the record company did not renew the contract. During the seventies, Spagna sang with her group, the Opera Madre, which included her brother, Giorgio "Theo" Spagna, and her partner at the time, Alfredo "Larry" Pignagnoli, in the various discos and dance halls of Italy, while the first years eighty saw Spagna first lend the voice to successful groups like "Fun Fun", then sing along with their own image, but using the pseudonyms of Mirage, Barbara York, Carol Kane and Yvonne Kay, with the latter recording "I've got the music in me" and "Rise up for my love", both Golden Disco. At the same time she became a chorister and worked as an author, signing, among others, the song "Take me to the top" from the Advance group. The true beginning of the career and the success came in 1986 when Ivana, using as a stage name "Spagna", self-produced for herself two songs in English with a dance timbre: "Easy Lady" and "Jealousy" (which is the B side of the 45 rpm) with which it achieved international fame. After this success, the well-known record company "CBS" decided to put Spagna under contract, planning its launch on the international music market: "Easy Lady" entered the French Top 5 of the French, Spanish and German charts and at number 1 in Italy for 6 consecutive weeks , selling a total of over two million copies. 1987 was the year of confirmation: the new Spagna single "Call Me", which anticipated the first album, "Dedicated to the Moon" ranked second in the Italian ranking, but reached the top of the English ranking, ranking at number 2 (Easy Lady only reached position 62). Given the excellent feedback, "Call me" was exported to the United States where it ranked 13th in the Billboard single dance ranking. In total the song sold over two million copies. The album "Dedicated to the moon" is one of the first to be printed also in CD support. The circulation of the first album by Spagna reached 500,000 copies. The singles extracted from the album were, in addition to the already mentioned "Easy Lady" and "Call me", "Dance Dance Dance", which won the 1987 Festivalbar. In 1994, during the summer came out what for a long time remained the last single in English by Spagna, Lady Madonna, who positioned herself 4 in the singles chart, while in autumn she was chosen by Elton John as the Italian voice of his "Circle of Life", soundtrack of the movie "The Lion King". In 1995 Spagna participated in the Sanremo Festival with the song "Gente come noi" and took third place. The song reaches the Top 5 best-selling singles, while the album "Siamo in due" sold over 350,000 copies, becoming the album of a best-selling female artist of the year in Italy. In 1996 Spagna tried the Sanremo adventure again, reaching the fourth place with "And I think of you". His album, Lupi solitari, will be the most sold of the whole Festival. The album was in fact Doppio disco di Platino in just one week and ended up selling a total of over 400 000 copies, becoming what is still Spagna's biggest commercial success in Italian. Ivana will participate in the Sanremo Festival for 5 times, then in 2008 she returned to the Ariston stage on the evening of duets to sing with Loredana Bertè. In that same year he received an honorary degree in Communication Sciences at the La Sapienza University of Rome.
Ivana SpagnaDiscography Italo DiscoMIRAGE - Woman - 1983 (Back Vocal)HELICON - You.....see - 1983 (Back Vocal)RIO - Copa Cabana - 1983BRANDO - Rainy Day - 1983 (Back Vocal)DIEGO - Walk In The Night - 1983 (Back Vocal)ADVANCE - Take Me To The Top - 1983FUN FUN - Happy Station - 1983FUN FUN - Happy Station (scratch Mix) - 1983YVONNE K. - I've Got The Music In Me - 1983SALVY & GIULY - Stop The World - 1984 (Back Vocal)STELEE UP - Waiting For You - 1984 (Back Vocal)FUN FUN - Color My Love - 1984YVONNE KAY - Rise Up (for My Love) - 1985LEE MARROW - Sayonara - 1985 (Back Vocal)FUN FUN - Give Me Your Love - 1985FUN FUN - Living In Japan - 1985FUN FUN - Sing Another Song ( Remix ) - 1985SPAGNA - Easy Lady - 1986SPAGNA - Easy Lady (move On Up Remix) - 1986LEE MARROW - Mr.fantasy - 1986 (Back Vocal)HOT COLD - Love Is Like A Game ( Remix) - 1986EUGENE - Livin' In Your Love - 1986 (Back Vocal)EUGENE - Free Your Life - 1986 (Back Vocal)SPAGNA - Sarah - 1987SPAGNA - Call Me - 1987LEE MARROW - Don't Stop The Music - 1987 (Back Vocal)SPAGNA - I Wanna Be Your Wife - 1988SPAGNA - I Wanna Be Your Wife U.k.remix - 1988
SPAGNA - You Are My Energy - 1988
SPAGNA - Every Girl & Boy - 1988
SPAGNA - Every Boy & Girl Remix - 1988
SPAGNA - This Generation - 1989
SPAGNA - This Generation (remix) - 1989
SPAGNA - Love At First Sight - 1991
SPAGNA - I Always Dream About You - 1993
SPAGNA - Why Me (datura Remix) - 1993
FUN FUN - I Am Needing You - 1994
SPAGNA - Lady Madonna - 1994
SPAGNA - Il Cerchio Della Vita - 1994
SPAGNA - Circle Of Life - 1994
ALEENA - Babe - 1997
Ivana Spagna
Discography Album1987 - Dedicated To The Moon 1988 - You Are My Energy
1991 - No Way Out
1993 - Greatest Hits
1993 - Matter Of Time
1995 - Siamo In Due
1996 - Lupi Solitari
1997 - Indivisibili
1998 - E Che Mai Sarà: Le Mie Più Belle Canzoni
2000 - Domani
2001 - La nostra canzone
2002 - Woman
2004 - L'Arte Di Arrangiarsi
2005 - Diario Di Bordo
2006 - Diario Di bordo - Voglio Sdraiarmi Al Aole
2009 - Lola6Angiolina Project (Con Loredana Bertè)
2010 - Il Cerchio Della Vita
2012 - Four
Ivana SpagnaDiscography Singles1971 - Mamy Blue
1972 - Ari Ari
1986 - Easy Lady
1987 - Dance Dance Dance
1987 - Call Me
1987 - Dedicated To The Moon
1987 - Sarah
1988 - Every Girl And Boy
1988 - I Wanna Be Your Wife
1989 - This Generation
1991 - Only Words
1991 - Love At First Sight
1992 - No Way Out
1993 - I Always Dream About You
1993 - Why Me
1994 - Lady Madonna
1994 - Il Cerchio Della Vita
1995 - Come Il Cielo
1995 - Gente Come Noi
1996 - Ci Sarò
1997 - Indivisibili
1998 - E Che Mai Sarà
1998 - Il Bello Della Vita
2000 - Mi Amor
2001 - Quella Carezza Della Sera
2001 - Eloise
2002 - Never Say You Love Me
2003 - Do It With Style
2004 - Easy Lady 2004 (Ice & Cream vs Spagna)
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