Iva Zanicchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈiːva dzaˈnikki]) (born in Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia on January 18, 1940) is an Italian pop singer and politician.

Iva Zanicchi's career began in 1962 at the Castrocaro Music Festival, where she earned third place. She won the Sanremo song festival in 1967 with Non pensare a me, in 1969 with Zingara and again in 1974 with Ciao cara, come stai?. In 1969, she represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid with Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche, where she finished 13th. A concert at the Paris Olympia and a tour (United States, Canada, South America and the Soviet Union) followed. Iva later also toured Australia and Japan.

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