Mina

Mina, born in 1940 as Mina Anna Mazzini in Cremona, is a singer.

She began her career singing pop songs with a "jazzy" feel in the early 1960s. After a concert at La Bussola in 1968, a nightclub on the Tuscan riviera famous

Mina, born in 1940 as Mina Anna Mazzini in Cremona, is a singer.

She began her career singing pop songs with a "jazzy" feel in the early 1960s. After a concert at La Bussola in 1968, a nightclub on the Tuscan riviera famous for hosting artists such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, she became a national star in Italy. She appeared in several TV shows mostly as a hostess during the late 1960s and the 1970s. Her most famous songs were written by the prolific duo Mogol-Battisti. It was Lucio Battisti who wrote the music for many of her hits including, Amor Mio, Io e te da soli and Insieme.