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Italian Super-Diva Singer Mina Still Going Strong at 84

'Gassa d’Amante,' the new album by the most beloved singer in Italy — everyone from Federico Fellini to Andy Warhol were fans — drops on Nov. 22: "She always offers a fresh perspective and sees things others miss."

Giuseppe Tornatore, the director behind Cinema Paradiso, reminisced about Mina’s musicarelli films with real passion, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter Roma: “The audience would sing along with the characters on screen. Her songs have graced the soundtracks of 109 movies worldwide, from classic Italian comedies like La voglia matta and Sapore di mare, to works by acclaimed directors like Michelangelo Antonioni ( L’eclisse), Bernardo Bertolucci ( Strategia del ragno), and Gabriele Salvatores ( Io non ho paura). The album’s standout track is “L’amore vero” (Real Love), where the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra, under the arrangement of Gabriele Comeglio, brings out the romantic essence of Mina’s voice, balanced perfectly between intensity and restraint, creating a sense of truth without veering into the melodramatic.

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