Wilma Goich
Italian recording artist, pop singer
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Wilma Goich (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvilma ˈɡɔitʃ];[1] born 16 October 1945) is an Italian pop singer and television personality.
Wilma Goich | |
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Goich in 1972 | |
| Born | 16 October 1945 Cairo Montenotte, Savona, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupations | Singer, television personality |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and career
Born in Cairo Montenotte to Dalmatian Italian parents from Zadar, Goich began her career in 1964, when she released her first single "Dopo il sole pioverà".[2] She entered the Sanremo Music Festival five times during the 1960s: in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969,[2] scoring two domestic hits with her 1966 and 1968 entries "In un fiore" and "Gli occhi miei", which peaked respectively at sixth and seventh place on the Italian charts.[3] Between 1971 and 1979, Goich formed with her then-husband Edoardo Vianello the folk-pop duo Vianella.[2]
In 1991, Goich joined Mike Bongiorno as a presenter of the Canale 5 quiz show Tris.[4] She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival one last time in 1994.[2] In 2022 to 2023, she was a contestant in season 7 of Grande Fratello VIP (the Italian version of Celebrity Big Brother).
Personal life
Goich considers herself Roman Catholic.[5] She was married to Edoardo Vianello between 1967 and 1981. They had a daughter: Susanna (1970-2020)
