Milva

Milva

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1939-07-17
Deathday: 2021-04-23 (81 years old)

Check on Amazon

Biography

Maria Ilva Biolcati, (17 July 1939 – 23 April 2021), known as Milva, was an Italian singer, stage and film actress, and television personality. She was also known as La Rossa (Italian for "The Redhead"), due to the characteristic colour of her hair, and additionally as La Pantera di Goro ("The Panther of Goro"), which stemmed from the Italian press having nicknamed the three most popular Italian female singers of the 1960s, combining the names of animals and the singers' birth places. The colour also characterised her leftist political beliefs, claimed in numerous statements. Popular in Italy and abroad, she performed on musical and theatrical stages the world over, and received popular acclaim in her native Italy, and particularly in Germany and Japan, where she often participated in musical events and televised musical programmes. She released numerous albums in France, Japan, Korea, Greece, Spain, and South America.


She collaborated with European composers and musicians including Ennio Morricone in 1965, Francis Lai in 1973, Mikis Theodorakis in 1978 (Was ich denke became a best selling album in Germany), Enzo Jannacci in 1980, Vangelis in 1981 and 1986, and Franco Battiato in 1982, 1986 and 2010.


Her stage productions of Bertolt Brecht's recitals and Luciano Berio's operas toured the world's theatres. She performed at La Scala in Milan, at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, at the Paris Opera, in the Royal Albert Hall in London and at the Edinburgh Festival, amongst others.


Having had success both in Italy and internationally, she remained one of the most popular Italian personalities in the fields of music and theatre. Her artistic stature was officially recognised by the Italian, German and French Republics, each of which bestowed her with the highest honours. She was the only Italian artist in contemporary times who was simultaneously: Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic (Paris, 11 September 2009), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Rome, 2 June 2007), Officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Berlin, 2006), and Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Paris, 1995).


Maria Ilva Biolcati was born in Goro, Province of Ferrara, Italy, on 17 July 1939. In 1959, when she was twenty, she won a contest for new voices, and was named the overall winner from more than seven thousand six hundred participants. In 1960 she recorded her first 7" single with Cetra Records: Édith Piaf's song "Milord". Her live debut was on the stage of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1961, where she took third place.


In 1962 Milva was the first singer to sing Édith Piaf's repertoire at the prestigious Olympia theatre in Paris. In 1983 she performed the repertoire at the venue again and again received an ovation from the audience and the French press, very surprised how a non-French artist could interpret with such feeling and energy the songs of Piaf. Music critics named her singer of the year. ...


Source: Article "Milva" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Advertisement

Filmography

all 50

self 39

TV Shows 37

Movies 13

Self (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar

TV Story Superstar (2020)

TV
Composer
Libere

Libere (2017)

Movie
Self
Musikalische Reise

Musikalische Reise (2010)

TV
Self
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala

Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala (2005)

Movie
Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004)

TV
Self
Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill (2002)

Movie
Self
Beckmann

Beckmann (1999)

TV
Self
Leute heute

Leute heute (1997)

TV
Songs
Anni ribelli

Anni ribelli (1996)

Movie
Countess
Celluloide

Celluloide (1996)

Movie
Self
Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices

Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (1995)

Movie
Self
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen (1994)

TV
Self - Singer
Musik liegt in der Luft

Musik liegt in der Luft (1991)

TV
Self - Singer
Flitterabend

Flitterabend (1988)

TV
Lucie Germon
Women in Prison

Women in Prison (1988)

Movie
Self
Na siehste!

Na siehste! (1987)

TV
Renata Palozzi
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister

My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986)

Movie
Self
Melodien für Millionen

Melodien für Millionen (1985)

TV
Sarah Schupita
Illusione

Illusione (1984)

Movie
Veronica
Street of Mirrors

Street of Mirrors (1983)

Movie
Self
Bei Bio

Bei Bio (1983)

TV
Self
Na sowas!

Na sowas! (1982)

TV
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Self
Bananas

Bananas (1981)

TV
Self
Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..? (1981)

TV
herself
Tag des deutschen Schlagers

Tag des deutschen Schlagers (1981)

TV
Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?

Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)

TV
Self
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren (1979)

TV
Self
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show (1979)

TV
Self - Musician
Bio’s Bahnhof

Bio’s Bahnhof (1978)

TV
Self
Bitte umblättern

Bitte umblättern (1977)

TV
Self
Auf los geht's los

Auf los geht's los (1977)

TV
Self
Domenica In

Domenica In (1976)

TV
Self
Feuerabend

Feuerabend (1975)

TV
Self
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV
Self
Der große Preis

Der große Preis (1974)

TV
Self - Musician / Self
A Kettle of Colour

A Kettle of Colour (1972)

TV
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Leyla
For Love One Dies

For Love One Dies (1972)

Movie
Self
Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli (1971)

TV
Lisistrata
Mai di sabato, signora Lisistrata

Mai di sabato, signora Lisistrata (1971)

TV
Self
Drei mal neun

Drei mal neun (1970)

TV
Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade

Die ZDF-Hitparade (1969)

TV
Self
Starparade

Starparade (1968)

TV
Self
Einer wird gewinnen

Einer wird gewinnen (1964)

TV
Adriana
La bellezza di Ippolita

La bellezza di Ippolita (1962)

Movie
Sé stessa
Appuntamento in Riviera

Appuntamento in Riviera (1962)

Movie
Self
Musik aus Studio B

Musik aus Studio B (1961)

TV
self
Was bin ich?

Was bin ich? (1955)

TV
Self / Milva / Singer
Sanremo Music Festival

Sanremo Music Festival (1951)

TV

Ratings

Average 4.28
Based on 4.6 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1972
1981
1977
2020
Advertisement

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1939-07-17

Deathday
2021-04-23 (81 years old)

Birth Name
Maria Ilva Biolcati

Birth Place
Goro, Emilia–Romagna, Italy

Children
Martina Corgnati

Citizenships
Italy

Also Known As
Maria Ilva Biolcati

Awards
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Goldene Stimmgabel, Officer of Arts and Letters


This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Advertisement
Udo Jürgens
Milva
Udo Jürgens worked together with Milva in:
4 TV Shows
Nana Mouskouri
Milva
Nana Mouskouri worked together with Milva in:
4 TV Shows
David Hasselhoff
Milva
David Hasselhoff worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Harry Belafonte
Milva
Harry Belafonte worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Romina Power
Milva
Romina Power worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Bonnie Tyler
Milva
Bonnie Tyler worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Rainhard Fendrich
Milva
Rainhard Fendrich worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Jürgen von der Lippe
Milva
Jürgen von der Lippe worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Udo Lindenberg
Milva
Udo Lindenberg worked together with Milva in:
1 Movie
2 TV Shows
Peter Maffay
Milva
Peter Maffay worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Julio Iglesias
Milva
Julio Iglesias worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Ireen Sheer
Milva
Ireen Sheer worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Roland Kaiser
Milva
Roland Kaiser worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Gitte Hænning
Milva
Gitte Hænning worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Howard Carpendale
Milva
Howard Carpendale worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Margot Werner
Milva
Margot Werner worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Juliane Werding
Milva
Juliane Werding worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Jennifer Rush
Milva
Jennifer Rush worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Klaus Lage
Milva
Klaus Lage worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
Al Bano
Milva
Al Bano worked together with Milva in:
3 TV Shows
  • Milva
    Milva
  • Filmography
  • Information
  • Related Persons
Social Media
X
Facebook
Pinterest
Telegram
Download
iOS Application
Made in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Copyright © MovieFit 2018 – 2024
All external content remains the property of its respective owner.