Mina Anna Maria Mazzini or Mina Anna Quaini, known mononymously as Mina, is an Italian singer and actress. She was a staple of television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an emancipated woman.
The expression Italian popular music refers to the musical output which is not usually considered academic or Classical music but rather has its roots in the popular traditions, and it may be defined in two ways: it can either be defined in terms of the current geographical location of the Italian Republic with the exceptions of the Germanic South Tyrol and the eastern portion of Friuli-Venezia Giulia; alternatively, it can be defined as the music produced by all those people who consider themselves as Italians and openly or implicitly refer to this belief. Both these two definitions are very loose: due to the complex political history of the Italian Peninsula and the different independent political states, cultural and linguistic traditions which sprang within them, it is rather difficult to define what may be considered to be truly Italian. Since before the formation of a unified educational system and the spread of information through the radio and the press during the 1920s, all the different cultural and linguistic groups within the country were independent of one another, and a unified Italian country was still only a political or ideological concept far from the daily life.
Giulio Rapetti, best known as Mogol, is an Italian music lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with Lucio Battisti, Gianni Bella, Marcella Bella, Adriano Celentano and Mango.
Mina Celentano is a duet album by Italy's chart-topping artists Mina and Adriano Celentano, issued in 1998. Lucio Battisti was initially attached to the project but he eventually dropped out.
Catene is a double studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in October 1983 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana.
Mina Live '78 is an album by Italian singer Mina, released in 1978. Recorded at the Bussoladomani theatre on August 23, 1978, it captured the last public appearance made by the singer. It was arranged and conducted by Pino Presti, with Nuccio Rinaldis and Albramo Pesatori as the sound engineers.
Singolare is an album by Italian singer Mina, originally distributed back to back with album Plurale.
La Mina is an album by Italian singer Mina, distributed in 1975 back to back with album Minacantalucio.
"Grande, grande, grande" is a 1972 Italian song, written by David William Moncrief, and composed by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as "Never Never Never" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia. The 1973 Shirley Bassey single achieved sales of over 50,000 copies in Australia, being eligible for the award of a Gold Disc.
Caramella is a studio album by the Italian singer, Mina. It was released by PDU on May 25, 2010. Published only seven months after her previous album Facile, and two months after her 70th birthday, this album is one of diverse sounds, styles, and authors. The album has fourteen tracks, which include twelve previously unreleased songs, and one ghost track. It debuted at the third position of the official Italian classification system FIMI, and with more than 30,000 copies sold, it was certified gold.
"Il mio canto libero" is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti and lyricist Mogol. The song was recorded by Battisti for the album of the same title, and released as a single in November 1972 for Mogol's recording label Numero Uno. The song was a commercial success in Italy, topping the Musica e dischi singles chart for nine consecutive weeks in 1973 and becoming the third best-selling single of the year. During the following years, it was covered by several artists, and it became a classic of Italian popular music. It was certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry in 2024, for domestic equivalent sales exceeding 200,000 units since 2009.
"E penso a te" is a song composed in 1970 by Lucio Battisti based on the lyrics by Mogol. Initially sung by Bruno Lauzi, it was subsequently re-recorded by numerous other artists. The most popular version remains the one which its author gave in 1972.
Mina con Bignè is an album by Italian singer Mina, originally distributed back to back with the album Mina quasi Jannacci in 1977, the year before she gave her final live concerts. As usual, in 1977, she released two albums, one of covers and one of new songs. Mina con Bignè is her album of unreleased tracks and it features a diverse group of composers, writers, and arrangers such as Riccardo Cocciante, Shel Shapiro, Pino Presti and Cristiano Malgioglio.
Mina quasi Jannacci is an album by Italian singer Mina, released in October 1977.
Ti conosco mascherina is a double studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 12 October 1990 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana.
Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... is a double studio album by Italian singer Mina, released in October 1985 by PDU and distributed by EMI Italiana.
Mazzini canta Battisti is a compilation album by Mina, released in 1994 by PDU.
"29 settembre" is a song composed in 1966 by Italian musician Lucio Battisti and lyricist Mogol and brought to success by Equipe 84 in March 1967. It topped the Italian charts for five weeks and led to Battisti's definitive affirmation as a composer. It is Notable for the innovative lyrics and sound heavily influenced by psychedelia, so much so that the song is nicknamed "Italy's Sergeant Pepper's" for the impact and the influence it had on the Italian music scene.
Paradiso (Lucio Battisti Songbook) is a compilation album by Italian singer Mina, released on 30 November 2018 by Warner Music Italy and PDU. The compilation contains all of Lucio Battisti's songs recorded by Mina throughout her career. Many of them have already been previously published on the albums Minacantalucio and Mazzini canta Battisti, released respectively in 1975 and 1994. The album also features (but only on the CD version) Spanish and French versions of songs recorded in the seventies.
"Uomo" is a song by Italian singer Mina. It was written by Enrico Riccardi with lyrics by Luigi Albertelli.
