Irene Fargo
{{Short description|Italian singer and actress (1962–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Irene Fargo
| image = Irene Fargo 1992.jpg
| caption = Fargo in 1992
| birth_name = Flavia Irene Pozzaglio
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1962|11|1}}
| birth_place =Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|7|1|1962|11|1|df=yes}}
| death_place = Brescia, Italy
| notable_works = {{Plainlist|
- La donna di Ibsen (1991)
- Come una Turandot (1992)
}}
| occupation = Singer, stage actress, television personality
}}
Irene Fargo (born Flavia Irene Pozzaglio; 1 November 1962 – 1 July 2022) was an Italian singer, stage actress, and television personality.
Life and career
Fargo was born as Flavia Pozzaglio in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Brescia. She started singing as a child, and at just 11 years old she entered the Polyphonic Choir of the city of Chiari.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}}{{cite news|last1=Marco Fioravanti|title=Si racconta Irene Fargo, cantante di successo degli anni 90|url=http://www.italiapost.info/51505-lintervista-esclusiva-si-racconta-irene-fargo-cantante-di-successo-degli-anni-90/|accessdate=18 August 2014|newspaper=Italia Post|date=10 June 2013|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084845/http://www.italiapost.info/51505-lintervista-esclusiva-si-racconta-irene-fargo-cantante-di-successo-degli-anni-90/|url-status=dead}} In 1989, she participated at the Castrocaro Music Festival, with the song "Le donne dei soldati veri".
Fargo was best known for her two second places at the Sanremo Music Festival, in 1991 with the song "La donna di Ibsen" (whose lyrics are inspired by Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea), and in 1992 with "Come una Turandot" (inspired by Giacomo Puccini's Turandot). The songs reached the 14th and 5th places in the Italian singles hit parade, respectively.{{cite news |last1=Fabio Fiume |title=Irene Fargo: Ci lascia la cantante che fece riviver il mito della Turandot dal palcoscenico dell'Ariston |url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/irene-fargo-ci-lascia-la-cantante.html |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=All Music Italia |date=1 July 2022 |language=it-IT}} In 1993 she placed third at the Cantagiro festival.{{cite news |title=Morta Irene Fargo, sfiorò per due volte la vittoria a Sanremo |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2022/07/02/news/morta_irene_fargo-356283501/ |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=La Repubblica |date=2 July 2022 |language=it}} In 1994 she was cast in the popular variety show Domenica in. In the late 1990s she was a regular guest in Paolo Limiti's television programs. Starting from the 2000s she had main roles in several stage musicals. She was a popular singer at weddings in Malta.{{Cite web |date=24 January 2021 |title=BrideMalta.com |url=http://www.bridemalta.com/_index.asp?t=2&s=29&i=1980 |url-status=dead |access-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124150416/http://www.bridemalta.com/_index.asp?t=2&s=29&i=1980 |archive-date=24 January 2021 }}
Fargo died on 1 July 2022, at the age of 59 after a long illness.
Discography
; Album
- 1991: Irene Fargo (Carosello)
- 1992: La voce magica della luna (Carosello)
- 1993: Labirinti del cuore (Carosello)
- 1995: O core e Napule (Carosello)
- 1997: Fargo (Tring)
- 1999: Appunti di viaggio (Azzurra music)
- 1999: Va da lei (Saar)
- 2005: Insieme (Alta sintonia)
- 2009: Cartolina napoletana (Pressing music ltd)
- 2012: Crescendo (Pressing music ltd)
- 2016: Il cuore fa (Pressing music ltd)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.irenefargo.com/}}
- {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0001551439|label=Irene Fargo}}
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Irene+Fargo Irene Fargo] at Discogs
- {{imdb name|9334512}}
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Category:20th-century Italian women singers
Category:Italian stage actresses
Category:Italian television personalities
Category:Mass media people from the Province of Brescia
Category:Musicians from the Province of Brescia