Luisa Corna

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Luisa Corna
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Born (1965-12-02) 2 December 1965 (age 58)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • fashion model
  • Singer
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Luisa Corna (born 2 December 1965) is an Italian television presenter, singer, model, and actress.

Born in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Brescia, at 16 years old Corna began her career as a model for, among others, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni and Mariella Burani; she also posed for photographers Helmut Newton and Arthur Elgort. [1] [2] In 1992 she ranked second at the Castrocaro Music Festival with the song "Dove vanno a finire gli amori". [2] In the late 1990s Corna began her television career, hosting several television programs such as Tira e Molla, Domenica in and Controcampo. [1] [2] In 2002 she entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, ranking fourth with the song "Ora che ho bisogno di te", a duet with Fausto Leali. [1] [2]

Corna also appeared on several films and television series, and dubbed in the Italian version of the animated film Shark Tale . [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   8863462291.