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Biography
Vanoni started her artistic career in 1960 as a theatre actress. At the same time, she started a music career. The folklore and popular songs she explored in her early records, especially the ones about the criminal underworld in Milan, earned her the nickname cantante della mala ("Underworld Singer") for singing Milanese dialect songs of that genre.
In 1964 she won the Festival of Neapolitan Song with "Tu si na cosa grande". In the following years, she took part in a series of Festivals of Italian song in Sanremo, 1965-1970. In 1972 she sang "Quei giorni insieme a te", the theme from Lucio Fulci's critically acclaimed mystery thriller film Don't Torture a Duckling.
In 1989, she returned to the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Io come farò". In 1999, she recorded "Alberi", a duet with Enzo Gragnaniello. In 2004 she released an album of duets with Gino Paoli to celebrate her 70th birthday.
In addition to her music career, Vanoni was active in other creative fields, starring on stage and in television shows and movies. In January 1977 she posed nude for the Italian edition of Playboy magazine and requested a statuette by her long time friend the artist Arnaldo Pomodoro as payment.
The inclusion of her song "L'appuntamento" (1970) on the soundtrack of Steven Soderbergh's film Ocean's Twelve in 2004 sparked a worldwide renewal of interest in her music. The soundtrack of the Danish film Toscana (2022, Netflix) also featured the song.
Vanoni was a Protestant. In June 2025, she received an honorary degree in "Music, Culture, Media and Performance" from the University of Milan.
Vanoni had four main romantic relationships.
Ornella Vanoni as a Projector 1/3 in Human Design
Ornella Vanoni is a Projector in Human Design – a non-energy type designed to guide and direct others. Projectors make up about 20% of humanity and have a special gift for recognizing and directing the energies and talents of others.
The Projector's strategy is to wait for the right, respectful invitation before contributing their guidance. Without an invitation, the Projector's wisdom is often unrecognized or even rejected.
When Ornella Vanoni lives in alignment with their design, they experience success and recognition. The Projector's not-self theme is bitterness – a sign that their wisdom and guidance isn't being valued.
Ornella Vanoni has Emotional Authority – the most common authority. Decisions should never be made in an emotional high or low, but only when emotional clarity settles in. "Sleep on it" is meant literally here. The emotional wave needs time to run its course.
Ornella Vanoni carries the profile 1/3 – Investigator / Martyr. The 1st line represents the Investigator: a deep need for a solid foundation and thorough knowledge before feeling secure. The 3rd line represents the Experimenter: learning through trial and error, embracing life as a practical experiment and growing wise through experience.
The incarnation cross "Right Angle Cross of the Vessel of Love 3" describes the overarching life purpose and direction of Ornella Vanoni in Human Design. It consists of the four gate activations of Sun and Earth (personality and design) and only becomes felt when one lives their strategy and authority.
Die Definition von Ornella ist: Einfache Spaltung (Split Definition).
Ornella hat 4 definierte Zentren (G-Zentrum, Milzzentrum, Wurzelzentrum und Emotionalzentrum) und 5 offene Zentren (Kopfzentrum, Ajnazentrum, Kehlzentrum, Herzzentrum und Sakralzentrum).
Ornellas Kanäle verteilen sich auf: Individuell (Integration): 1 Kanal, Stamm (Ego): 1 Kanal. Die individuelle Betonung weist auf einzigartige Selbstverwirklichung und Mutation hin.
2 Defined Channels
Incarnation Cross - Right Angle Cross of the Vessel of Love 3
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Human Design Profile
- Type
- Projector
- Authority
- Emotional Authority
- Profile
- 1/3 - Investigator / Martyr
- Definition
- Split Definition
- Incarnation Cross
- Right Angle Cross of the Vessel of Love 3
- Date of Birth
- 22.09.1934 05:30
- Place of Birth
- Milan, Italy
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