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Elmi MariaGiovanna Biography

Italian television announcer, presenter, journalist, actress and singer. In 1968 she was employed by RAI TV as an announcer. Her popularity increased in early 1970s, when she hosted the childrens show "Il dirigibile" together with the singer Mal, playing the fairy Azzurrina, from which she inherited the nickname "fatina" (i.e. young fairy in Italian). Elmi hosted two series of the Sanremo Music Festival (in 1977 and 1978). She ranked at first place in two public polls about the most appreciated female television personalities in 1970 (Doxa) and in 1981 (Abacus). In 1970, Elmi also became a journalist and publicist, collaborating for three years with the newspaper Il Messaggero and later with a large number of magazines and newspapers. In 2005, she took part in the reality TV show "LIsola dei Famosi," ranking third. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less