Rosanna Fratello

Rosanna Fratello (born 26 March 1951) is an Italian singer and actress.

Born in San Severo, Foggia, Fratello emerged as singer in 1969, when she took part at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Il treno" and obtained her first commercial success with the song "Non sono Maddalena". In 1971, she made her debut as actress with the film Sacco e Vanzetti; for her performance she was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento as best new actress. Her other roles were in the crime films The Black Hand (1973) and Cross Shot (1976). In 1972, she topped the Hit Parade with her major success, the song "Sono una donna, non sono una santa"; in the following years she experimented with various genres such as disco music, folk music and Italo disco and competed in a number of Sanremo Festivals, but failed to repeat that success. In 1985, Fratello took part to the musical project Ro.Bo.T. together with Bobby Solo and Little Tony. In 1994, she came back to Sanremo Music Festival with the supergroup Squadra Italia.

Rosanna

Rosanna may refer to:

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Rosanna (given name)

The name Rosanna /roʊˈzænə/ is the combination of Rosa (Rose) and Anna.

It should not be confused with Rossana, which is the Italian form of Roxana (see Roxanne).

Spellings: Rosanna, Rosana, Roseanna, Rosannah, Rose Anna, Rossana.

Meaning: Rose, Gracious Rose

Usage: Latin, Spanish (Rosana), Portuguese (Rosana), English,Italian.

People named Rosanna

People named Rosana

People named Roseanna

References

Rosanna (song)

"Rosanna" is a million-selling Gold-certified hit single, written by David Paich and performed by the American rock band Toto, the opening track and the first single from their 1982 album Toto IV. This song won the Record of the Year Grammy Award in the 1983 presentations. Rosanna was also nominated for the Song of the Year award. In musician circles, the song is known for its highly influential namesake half-time shuffle, as well as the ending guitar solo played by guitarist Steve Lukather.

The song Rosanna peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, behind two songs, "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League and "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor. It was also one of the band's most successful singles in the UK, peaking at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and remaining on the chart for eight weeks.

The B-side of the vinyl single was the song "It's a Feeling", which is also on the album Toto IV.

Composition and lyrics

The song was written by David Paich, who has said that the song is based on numerous girls he had known. As a joke, the band members initially played along with the common assumption that the song was based on Rosanna Arquette, who was dating Toto keyboard player Steve Porcaro at the time and coincidentally had the same name.