Singer, who started in the early 1950s as a singer on radio. Early in her career she preferred to sing French songs, but she also became famous with her interpretations of jazz classics in English. In 1959 she performed at the "Festival di Sanremo," where she shocked the audience and the press with her passionate performance of the song "Tua." In 1974 she retired from music and moved with her family to Canada. In 2001 she made a brief comeback on Italian television.