Nancy Cuomo

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Nancy Cuomo
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Cuomo in 1972
Background information
Born
Maria Cuomo

9 May 1946 (1946-05-09) (age 79)
Piedimonte d'Alife, Caserta, Italy
Origin Rome, Italy
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active1964–present

Maria Cuomo (born 9 May 1946), best known as Nancy Cuomo, is an Italian singer, songwriter and producer.

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Life and career

Cuomo with composer Manuel De Sica, 1974 Nancy cuomo e manuel de sica (1974).jpg
Cuomo with composer Manuel De Sica, 1974

Born in Piedimonte d'Alife (now called Piedimonte Matese), in the Province of Caserta, Campania, Cuomo started performing in a beat band, mainly active in local festivals and in music halls of Caserta. [1] After recording her first singles with the label KappaO, in the mid-1960s she moved to Rome, where she was scriptured by the club Kilt. [1]

Noticed by Nico Fidenco, Cuomo was offered to perform "Love Love Bang Bang", theme song of the film Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang . [1] [2] In 1968, she was put under contract by Fonit Cetra. [1] During her career, Cuomo took part in Cantagiro , in some episodes of Settevoci and in several high-profile television programs. [1] In 1973, she married and significantly slowed her activities. [1]

In November 2025, she took part in the sixth season of The Voice Senior , passing the blind audition stage with a performance of " Città vuota " and joining Loredana Bertè's team. [3] [4] However, she did not reach the semi-final. [5]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Giannelli, Enzo (1990). "Cuomo, Nancy". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana (in Italian). Curcio Editore. pp. 455–456.
  2. Hughes, Howard (1990). Cinema Italiano – The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. I.B.Tauris. p. 171.
  3. The Voice Senior - La presentazione di Nancy Cuomo. RaiPlay (in Italian). RAI. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  4. Bertolini, Giulia (28 November 2025). "The Voice Senior, cosa è successo nella terza puntata: la storia da brividi di Luigi, il ricordo di Lucio Dalla, le squadre finora". Today (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  5. "The Voice Senior, terminate le Blind auditions. Ecco le squadre in semifinale". RaiNews (in Italian). RAI. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.