Jenny B | |
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 Jenny B performing at an outdoor concert held at the Teatro Nuovo in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, 27 July 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Giovanna Bersola |
| Born | 20 July 1972 Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| Genres | Eurodance |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/jennybflip |
Giovanna Bersola (born 20 July 1972), better known by her stage name Jenny B, is an Italian singer.
Bersola was born in 1972 in Catania, Sicily, Italy, to a Sicilian mother and Senegalese father. In the early years of her music career, she mostly did session work. She is best known for her feature vocal on the 1993 hit by Italian Eurodance group Corona, "The Rhythm of the Night", and also on the Italian Eurodance Playahitty 1994 hit "The Summer Is Magic". [1]
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