{"id":644608,"date":"2024-11-19T04:19:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/italian-super-diva-mina-still-going-strong-at-84\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T04:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:19:46","slug":"italian-super-diva-mina-still-going-strong-at-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/italian-super-diva-mina-still-going-strong-at-84\/","title":{"rendered":"#Italian Super-Diva Mina Still Going Strong at 84"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tKnown as the queen of Italian pop, Mina has sold over 150 million records worldwide and remains a music legend who\u2019s been captivating fans since the \u201960s. Her new album, Gassa d\u2019Amante<\/em>, drops on November 22, and its title \u2014 named after an essential sailing knot \u2014 represents the solid and yet easily untangled nature of love. Just like the knot, the album explores the twists and turns of love in all of its beauty and complexity. At 84, Mina is still going strong, and she\u2019s as iconic as ever. <\/p>\n

\n\tMina, born Mina Anna Mazzini, is one of the most adored pop stars in Italy. She is a cult figure who can be compared to Liza Minelli and Bette Midler; a musical diva who is as great a superstar to the Italians as Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift today.\u00a0Like a 21st century Greta Garbo, she lives in exile in Lugano, Switzerland, where she moved in 1966. She has not performed in a concert since 1978, even though she continues to record albums.<\/p>\n

\n\tLuca Josi, a journalist-turned-entrepreneur who worked as director of brand strategy and multimedia<\/a> entertainment of Telecom Italia, worked with the singer on an innovative communications campaign for five years. \u201cMina,\u201d he says, \u201cis the beacon in the night that every brand dreams of being illuminated by. I was lucky enough to work on her music for five years \u2014 those years flew by, and they\u2019ll always be timeless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cShe sings the singable,\u201d adds Gino Castaldo, music critic for La Repubblica, told The Hollywood Reporter Roma<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tBetween 1959 and 1969, Mina starred in 13 \u201cmusicarelli\u201d films \u2014 those popular Italian musicals where pop stars would break into song mid-movie. One of her co-stars was none other than jazz legend Chet Baker in Urlatori alla sbarra<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tGiuseppe Tornatore, the director behind Cinema Paradiso<\/em>, reminisced about Mina\u2019s musicarelli films with real passion, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter Roma: <\/em>\u201cThe audience would sing along with the characters on screen. I had unforgettable moments watching the crowd sing in sync with the singers.\u201d But Mina herself wasn\u2019t a fan of those campy films. She once said, <\/em>\u201cIf I had to ditch any of them, I\u2019d throw them all away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough she has never looked back at those days in cinema, Mina\u2019s voice continues to echo through some of the biggest films in history. Her songs have graced the soundtracks of 109 movies<\/a> worldwide, from classic Italian comedies like La voglia matta<\/em> and Sapore di mare<\/em>, to works by acclaimed directors like Michelangelo Antonioni (L\u2019eclisse<\/em>), Bernardo Bertolucci (Strategia del ragno<\/em>), and Gabriele Salvatores (Io non ho paura<\/em>). But it\u2019s not just Italian cinema \u2014 Mina\u2019s voice has even made its way into Martin Scorsese\u2019s Goodfellas<\/em> (\u201cIl cielo in una stanza\u201d from her 1960 album of the same name).<\/p>\n

\n\tTurkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek, one of Italy\u2019s most celebrated filmmakers, has used Mina\u2019s songs in several of his films (La finestra di fronte<\/em>, La dea fortuna<\/em>). He\u2019s got a special creative bond with her: \u201cMina is essential to my work,\u201d <\/em>Ozpetek tells THR Roma. <\/em>\u201cWhether it\u2019s a script<\/a> or a novel, she\u2019s the first person I turn to. She always offers a fresh perspective and sees things others miss. For me, she represents a revolution in feelings, art and much more. I\u2019ve loved her since I was young \u2014 her original style, her rebellious spirit, and of course, her unique voice. I owe her a lot and will always be grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEven legendary director Lina Wertm\u00fcller, who wrote the lyrics for Mina\u2019s 1966 hit \u201cMi sei scoppiato dentro al cuore\u201d among others, reportedly said she always had a deep admiration for Mina: \u201cAs a director, I often thought about her. She\u2019s one of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFederico Fellini was absolutely smitten with Mina\u2019s talent, once saying: <\/em>\u201cMina has the face of the moon. Her eyes are sweet yet cruel. Her mouth calls comets down from the sky with a single whistle.\u201d He even thought about casting her as Gradisca, the embodiment of female desire in Amarcord<\/em>, dreaming of having her on his set.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 1958, at just 18 years of age, Mina got up on stage at the Bussola club in Forte dei Marmi, microphone in hand, just for fun. Within moments, she was signed by a manager, and that was the start of her unstoppable rise. Less than three years later, Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci wrote: \u201cWho is this girl who, in less than two years, has become a kind of myth to Italians young and old, rich and poor, fools and intellectuals, communists and Catholics? In one week, she\u2019s on the cover of six major magazines, and if you say you\u2019ve never seen her sing, they treat you like an ignoramus, a traitor, or a fool!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was around this time that Paul McCartney wrote to her, calling her version of \u201cMichelle\u201d the best non-English cover he had ever heard, while Alfred Hitchcock once told reporters: \u201cI\u2019d love to have Mina sing in one of my films.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMina\u2019s success is due not just to her unparalleled voice but to her striking presence. With her athletic swimmer\u2019s body (she was a competitive swimmer in her youth), her luminous face, her eyes drawn with sharp ink lines, and her rebellious spirit \u2014 complete with a laugh that\u2019s instantly recognizable \u2014 she became a pop icon before the term even existed. Andy Warhol summed her up in the \u201970s: \u201cShe was a born actress, a symbol of technological civilization, a lunar ghost, aggressive and a bit pop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOver the years, Mina has reinvented herself countless times: a bodybuilder, a bald alien, a bearded diva, a Renaissance Madonna and an 18th-century lady. Whether she was drawing on influences from Botero, Picasso, Walt Disney or Mapplethorpe, Mina was always ahead of the curve, always transforming herself.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong all the media she conquered, she had a special love for radio. From 1960 to the \u201990s, she hosted her own shows and introduced Italians to all kinds of music, from Brazilian to jazz to American pop like James Taylor and Blood, Sweat & Tears.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut what truly made her a multi-media phenomenon was her extraordinary presence on television. Between 1959 and 1974, Mina revolutionized Italian variety shows, borrowing from American trends with minimalist, spacious studio sets that highlighted the performers\u2019 bodies. Mina also became a brilliant host, effortlessly connecting with all kinds of guests, from movie legends like Vittorio De Sica and Marcello Mastroianni to everyday stars. She wasn\u2019t just a performer \u2014 she was a TV icon.<\/p>\n

\n\tMina\u2019s personal life also shook up Italian culture. Her public relationship with the married actor Corrado Pani, and the birth of their son Massimiliano \u2014 out of wedlock in a country that was still without divorce laws \u2014 marked a before and after in the way Italians viewed love and unions. Massimiliano, now working alongside his mother in Lugano, is part of the creative team behind Mina\u2019s latest album, Gassa d\u2019Amante<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt 84, Mina\u2019s voice is still nothing short of extraordinary. Her range spans four octaves \u2014 normal singers usually have two \u2014 and 40 semitones, allowing her to effortlessly glide from the deep warmth of bass to crystal-clear highs. Jazz legend Sarah Vaughan once said, \u201cIf I didn\u2019t already have my voice, I\u2019d want Mina\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNo one else has captured the gritty, passionate ups and downs of love like Mina. After over 70 albums, her voice still delivers the same raw, emotional intensity. In the opening track of Gassa d\u2019Amante<\/em>, she delivers a poignant, brave confession: <\/em>\u201cIf I can\u2019t love this much and be loved, what use would I be?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMina remains a mesmerizing enigma for music lovers. Despite not giving a single interview since 1978, avoiding live performances for decades, and living a life far from the limelight, every new album she releases shoots up the Spotify charts, competing with today\u2019s top Italian artists. <\/p>\n

\n\tGassa d\u2019Amante<\/em> is a timeless album. Mina doesn\u2019t chase trends or try to outdo the digital world\u2019s frantic pace. Instead, she explores the new within herself. Her son Massimiliano, producing and arranging the album, ensures that the music doesn\u2019t follow fleeting market trends or copy the grandeur of the past.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe sound of Gassa d\u2019Amante<\/em> ranges from soft-rock to more traditional styles, at times experimenting with modern vibes. But the direction is clear: every arrangement feels like a cradle for Mina\u2019s voice, with the instrumentation and electronics never overshadowing her unique vocal presence.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe album\u2019s standout track is \u201cL\u2019amore vero\u201d (Real Love), where the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra, under the arrangement of Gabriele Comeglio, brings out the romantic essence of Mina\u2019s voice, balanced perfectly between intensity and restraint, creating a sense of truth without veering into the melodramatic.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe most radio-friendly track, \u201cButtalo via\u201d (Throw It Away), written by Francesco Gabbani, is a hit that brings Mina firmly into the 21st<\/sup> century. Its deeply intimate lyrics seem to draw something even more powerful from her, with a beautiful guitar solo from Luca Meneghello bringing the song to a stunning close.<\/p>\n

\n\tGassa d\u2019Amante <\/em>is a treasure trove of vocal gems. Every song reveals new layers, showcasing not just a singer, but a true artist and assiduous researcher, constantly pushing the boundaries and discovering new ways to express the timeless journey of love. At the age of 84, that\u2019s quite the feat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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