Annalisa Minetti
 Minetti with former Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | December 27, 1976 Rho, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Athlete |
| Website | www.annalisaminetti.com |
Annalisa Minetti (born 27 December 1976 in Rho) is an Italian singer, politician and Paralympic athlete.[1]
Minetti was a beauty pageant contestant in the 1997 edition of Miss Italia; she gained public attention because she was the first blind woman admitted to the competition. She placed in 7th position and won the title of Miss Gambissime (Miss Super Legs).[2]
Sanremo Music Festival
At the age of 15, helped by her uncle, she took the first steps into the music scene, singing in piano bars covers of Prince, Ray Charles, Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin, her favorite artist.[3] In 1998 she won the 48th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Senza te o con te.[4]
Paralympic Games
As a para-sport athlete Minetti competes in the T11 disability classification category. She competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 1500 metres but due to there being no T11 race in the schedule, she entered the T12 event.[5] She ended the race in third position but set a new world record for her class, beating the previous record set by Miroslava Sedlackova.[1]
Personal history
In the Italian legislative elections of 2013 Minetti has aligned with the political movement of Mario Monti.
References
- ^ a b "Singer and paralympic record breaker". Lifestyle 43. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Non vedente, subito prima". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Annalisa Minetti - Biography". Official Website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "La Minetti conquista Sanremo". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Annalisa Minetti profile". London 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
External links
Media related to Annalisa Minetti at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Italian female singers
- Italian women in politics
- Civic Choice politicians
- 21st-century Italian politicians
- Sanremo Music Festival winners
- Paralympic athletes of Italy
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Visually impaired track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- World record holders in Paralympic athletics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Blind musicians
- Blind people from Italy
- 21st-century women politicians
- Italian disabled sportspeople