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Mina
Born Anna Maria Mazzini
1940–present
About Mina
Often called the greatest Italian female voice of all time, Mina dominated the charts from the late 1950s and reshaped what a pop singer could be. Her vast range, daring phrasing, and television stardom made her a national icon before she retired from live performance in 1978 to record exclusively in the studio. Decades later she still releases albums, her voice as commanding as ever, while keeping almost entirely out of public view.