Annalisa Minetti
Minetti shaking hands with former Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Minetti with former Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Born (1976-12-27) 27 December 1976
Rho, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationUniversità telematica San Raffaele
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • athlete
Years active1994–present
Spouses
Gennaro Esposito
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(m. 2002; div. 2013)​
    Michele Panzarino
    ​
    (m. 2016)​
    Children
    • Fabio Esposito
    • Elèna Panzarino
    Musical career
    GenresPop
    Instrument(s)Vocals
    Sports career
    Club
    Medal record
    Paralympic Games
    Bronze medal – third place2012 London1500m – T12
    IPC World Championships
    Gold medal – first place2013 Lyon800m – T11
    IPC European Championships
    Bronze medal – third place2012 Stadskanaal1500m – T12
    Modeling information
    Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
    Hair colorBlonde
    Eye colorGreen
    Websitewww.annalisaminetti.com

    Annalisa Minetti (born 27 December 1976 in Rho) is an Italian singer, politician and Paralympic athlete.[3]

    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).[4]

    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.[5] In 1998 she won the 48th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Senza te o con te.[6]

    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.[7] She ended the race in third position but set a new world record for her class, beating the previous record set by Miroslava Sedlackova.[3]

    Personal history

    In the Italian legislative elections of 2013 Annalisa Minetti was candidate with the political movement of Mario Monti.

    References

    1. ↑ "Minetti passa dall'atletica al ciclismo: "Adoro le sfide"" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2020. Nuova maglia per Annalisa Minetti, che passa dalle Fiamme Azzurre alle Fiamme Oro.
    2. ↑ "Fiamme Azzurre, il ritorno di Annalisa Minetti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
    3. 1 2 "Singer and paralympic record breaker". Lifestyle 43. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
    4. ↑ "Non vedente, subito prima". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
    5. ↑ "Annalisa Minetti – Biography". Official Website. Archived from the original on July 22, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
    6. ↑ "La Minetti conquista Sanremo". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
    7. ↑ "Annalisa Minetti profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
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