Rosa Balistreri
Rosa Balistreri | |
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Balistreri in Sanremo | |
| Born | 21 March 1927 |
| Died | 20 September 1990 (aged 63) Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | singer guitarist songwriter |
| Years active | 1966–1990 |
Rosa Balistreri (21 March 1927 – 20 September 1990) was an Italian singer and musician. Her hoarse voice charged with melancholy and strong personality made her a Sicilian icon of the twentieth century, much like the writer Leonardo Sciascia, the poet Ignazio Buttitta and the painter Renato Guttuso, who counted all three among her admirers.