Heather Parisi
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Born | Heather Elizabeth Parisi January 27, 1960 |
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Heather Elizabeth Parisi (born January 27, 1960) is an American-born Italian dancer, singer and television personality. She was one of the most popular personalities of Italian television from the late '70s to the '90s.
Life and career[]
Born in Los Angeles, Parisi worked in the United States for the San Francisco Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre in New York City. During a vacation in Italy, she was noticed by the choreographer Franco Miseria, who made her audition for RAI. In 1979, Parisi debuted on the show Luna Park, hosted by Pippo Baudo.[1]
Her rise as a television star took place in the fall of the same year, with the first edition of the Saturday night show Fantastico, which had very high ratings (an average of 23.6 million viewers). In each episode, Parisi performed a ballet and interpreted the opening song "Disco Bambina." The song became a hit, peaking several weeks at first place on the Italian hit parade.[1][2]
Parisi was cast in four more editions of Fantastico and in other successful variety shows, and she also had several other musical hits, including the song "Cicale" which ranked first at the hit parade for four weeks between 1981 and 1982.[1][2] She slowed down her activities in the mid-'90s.[1]
Filmography[]
As an actress[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Grandi magazzini | Dolly | Film debut |
1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Nick's wife |
As a director and screenwriter[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Blind Maze | None | Debut as a director and screenwriter |
Other appearances[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Luna Park | Herself/ Dancer | Television debut; variety show |
1979–1988 | Fantastico | Variety show (seasons 1–5, 8) | |
1981 | Stasera niente di nuovo | Variety show | |
1983 | Al Paradise | Herself/ Co-host | Variety show (season 1) |
1987 | Pronto Topolino? | Herself/ Dancer | Game show |
1989 | Telegatto 1989 | Herself/ Co-host | Annual ceremony |
Un disco per l'estate 1989 | Herself/ Host | Annual music festival | |
1989–1990 | Finalmente venerdì | Herself/ Co-host | Variety show |
1991 | Stasera mi butto | Talent show (season 2) | |
1991–1992 | Ciao Weekend | Variety show | |
1993 | Bellezze al bagno | Herself/ Host | Game show (season 5) |
1995 | Castrocaro Music Festival | Herself/ Co-host | Annual music festival |
1995–1996 | Arriba!!! Arriba!!! | Herself/ Host | Children's program |
2002–2003 | Zecchino d'Oro | Talent show (seasons 45–46) | |
2003–2004 | Domenica In | Herself/ Co-host | Talk show (season 28) |
2004 | Miss Italia 2004 | Herself/ Judge | Annual beauty contest |
2005–2006 | Ballando con le Stelle | Talent show (seasons 1–2) | |
2016 | Nemicamatissima | Herself/ Host | Variety show |
2018 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Herself/ Judge | Talent show (season 17) |
Discography[]
- Album
- 1981 - Cicale & Company (CGD, CGD 20276)
- 1983 - Ginnastica fantastica (Polydor, 815 721 1)
- 1983 - Il fantastico mondo di Heather Parisi (reprint of Cicale & Company with three new songs)
- 1991 - HP (Mercury, 846 417-1)
- 1991 - Io, Pinocchio (Mercury, 510 738-2)
- Singles
- 1979 - Disco bambina/Blackout (CGD, CGD 10200)
- 1981 - Ti rockerò/Lucky girl (CGD, CGD 10302)
- 1981 - Cicale/Mr. pulce (CGD, CGD 10349)
- 1981 - Quando i grilli cantano (CGD, CGD YD 601) promo juke box
- 1983 - Radiostelle/Alle corde (CGD, CGD 10456)
- 1983 - Ceralacca/Raghjayda (Polydor, 815-750-7)
- 1984 - Crilù/No words (Polydor, 881-420-7)
- 1984 - Ciao ciao/Maschio (Polydor, 821697-7)
- 1985 - Crilù in Bangkok/Morning in Tokyo (Polydor, 881 924-1, 12") (as Angel Program)
- 1986 - Teleblù/Videolips (Polydor, 883-952-7)
- 1987 - Dolceamaro/All'ultimo respiro (Polydor, 887-180-7)
- 1987 - Baby come back/I'm hot (White Records, 109 428)
- 1989 - Faccia a faccia/Feelings come and go (Polydor, 871-572-7)
- 1989 - Livido/Livido (Instrumental Version) (Polydor, 873-192-7)
- 1991 - Pinocchio/Se te ne vai (Polydor, 866 194 7)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
External links[]
- Official website
- Heather Parisi at AllMusic
- Heather Parisi discography at Discogs
- Heather Parisi at IMDb
- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Los Angeles
- Italian television personalities
- Italian female singers
- American emigrants to Italy
- American people of Italian descent
- People of Calabrian descent
- American expatriates in Italy