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Romina Francesca Power (born October 2, 1951)[1] is an American actress and singer born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Hollywood matinée idol Tyrone Power and actress Linda Christian. With then-husband Albano Carrisi, she formed the music duo Al Bano and Romina Power, which gained popularity in many parts of the world during the 1980s.

Romina Power
Romina Power in Las trompetas del apocalipsis (1969)
Born
Romina Francesca Power

(1951-10-02) October 2, 1951 (age 71)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1964–present
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1970; div. 2012)​
Children4, including Ylenia Carrisi
Parent(s)Tyrone Power
Linda Christian
RelativesTaryn Power
(sister)
Tyrone Power Jr.
(half-brother)
Ariadna Welter
(maternal aunt)
Tyrone Power Sr.
(grandfather)
Tyrone Power
(great-great-grandfather)
Websitewww.rominapower.guru

Biography



Childhood


Power is the eldest daughter of American screen idol Tyrone Power and his second wife, Mexican actress Linda Christian. She was named after Rome, where her parents had fallen in love; her middle name is in reference to the church of Santa Francesca Romana, the site of their wedding ceremony.[1]

Initially, she grew up in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. After her parents divorced in 1956, Power and her younger sister Taryn were sent to live with their maternal grandmother in Mexico. They went to live briefly with their mother and her new husband, Edmund Purdom, but were later sent to boarding schools in England, Switzerland, and Italy.[2] Among the schools Power attended was Cobham Hall School in Kent, England.[3] Later, both Power and her mother lived in a penthouse in the Roman quartiere of Parioli.[4]


Acting career


Power began trying out for film roles at age 12. She made her screen debut at age 14 in the Italian film Menage all'italiana, starring alongside Ugo Tognazzi and Anna Moffo.[5] Power subsequently appeared in several films, achieving notoriety for acting in roles that highlighted her sex appeal.[6] In December 1966, her role in the film How I Learned to Love Women came under attack from the Italian public and government, as well as the Catholic Church.[7] Ludovico Montini, brother of Pope Paul VI, and other Christian Democratic senators charged that Power was forced to rehearse "lewd scenes for the film countless times."[8] The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, called the film's moral content dubious and opined that minors should have been banned from viewing it.[7] In 1969, her starring role in the film Marquis de Sade: Justine resulted in its banning in Italy and in the seizure of all prints.[9]

In an interview Power gave in 1966, she said that despite her typecasting she did not regard herself as a "Lolita."[10] In a later interview in 1970, Power expressed regret for having let her mother choose sexually suggestive film roles for her.[11][12]

In 1983, Power declined the role of Deborah in Once Upon a Time in America, which had been privately offered to her by the director Sergio Leone.[citation needed]


Musical fame


Power and Albano Al Bano Carrisi in Greece in 1975
Power and Albano "Al Bano" Carrisi in Greece in 1975

Power's interest in music was awakened in her childhood by American musicals from the 1950s, Mexican Mariachi bands, and Italian music from the 1960s. In her early teens, Power discovered The Beatles and Bob Dylan, which inspired her to compose music. After receiving a guitar as a birthday gift, she learned chords and wrote her first songs.[citation needed]

In 1975, Power and her husband Albano "Al Bano" Carrisi founded the singing duo Al Bano and Romina Power, which became a sensation in Continental Europe and Latin America. They released multiple albums in different languages and achieved 7th place for Italy in both the 1976 and 1985 Eurovision Song Contests. Their biggest hits included "Felicità", "Sharazan", and "Ci sarà". In 1989, after the overthrow of Nicolae Ceausescu, their song "Libertà" was played on Romanian national radio.[citation needed] Power was considered a sex symbol during the height of her career.[citation needed] Sir Terry Wogan of the BBC confessed that at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, he allocated points to Italy based on Power's sex appeal.[citation needed]


Later years


Power and Carrisi in the 1990s
Power and Carrisi in the 1990s

In 2005, Power was a judge in the Italian TV show Ballando con le Stelle. Between 2006 and 2007, she organized exhibitions of her paintings, mainly in Milan. At the same time she dedicated herself to directing her film Upaya.

In 2007, Power moved back to the United States, buying a house in Sedona, Arizona. According to an interview she gave to the Italian press at the time, she felt to be perceived by the Italian public merely as a performer of "Il ballo del qua-qua" (a song for children), and that she found it difficult to establish herself in Italy as a painter and writer. Power also stated that she was disturbed by the intrusive attention of the local press, which published multiple articles speculating about her private life and the disappearance of her daughter Ylenia.[13][14]

Shortly after Power's relocation in 2008, her mother Linda Christian was diagnosed with colon cancer. Power went to live in her mother's house in Palm Springs, where she remained until her mother's death on July 22, 2011. In a November 2009 interview she gave to Italian TV she stated she had considered, at least for some time, a possible return to Italy. She has continued living and working in the United States.[needs update]

In the fall of 2012 her album Da lontano was released, containing songs written in 1999. In the summer of 2013, Power and Carrisi reunited for a concert performance in Moscow.[15][16] In 2015 they reunited again for a guest appearance at the Sanremo Festival.[citation needed]


Personal life


Stanislas "Stash" Klossowski de Rola, the eldest son of the painter Balthus, proposed marriage to Power when she was 15.[17] She accepted and her mother approved, provided that he wait until Power turned 18 and was allowed to develop artistically first.[18] Klossowski de Rola introduced Power to Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, and Syd Barret, with whom she later became friends.[citation needed] The couple later postponed their wedding indefinitely.[19]

In 1969, Power announced her engagement to Albano Carrisi.[20] Upon their engagement, Carrisi persuaded Power to refrain from accepting any more risqué film roles and restricted the presence of her mother on set.[21] They married on July 26, 1970.[22]

Power and Carrisi separated in 1999.[23] Their divorce was finalized in 2012.[24] They have four children:

Power is a polyglot who speaks five languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French and Dutch.[26] She is a follower of Tibetan Buddhism.[27]


Filmography



Films


Title Year Role Notes
1965 Menage all'italiana Stella
1966 How I Learned to Love Women Irene
1967 Assicurarsi vergine Lucia Impallomeni
Nel sole Lorena Vivaldi
1968 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman Mariette
L'oro del mondo Lorena Vivaldi
1969 Il suo nome è Donna Rosa Rosetta Belmonte
Pensando a te Livia
Marquis de Sade: Justine Justine
Carnal Circuit Gloria Brighton
1970 Mezzanotte d'amore Rosetta Belmonte
Angeli senza paradiso Anna Roskova
1984 Champagne in paradiso Paola Davis
2007 Go Go Tales Yolanda Vega
2014 Il segreto di Italia Adult Italia Martin
2016 Quo Vado? Herself Cameo appearance
2021 Nightmare Alley Show's viewer Cameo appearance

Television


Year Title Role Notes
1969 Nero Wolfe Lois Jarrell Episode: "Circuito chiuso"
1970 Doppia coppia Herself/ Co-host Variety show (season 2)
1981–1982 Fantastico Herself/ Co-host Variety show (season 2)
1985 Il tastomatto Herself/ Host Variety show
I promessi sposi Lucia Mondella Special
1989–1990 Cinema Insieme Herself/ Host Interstitial program
1991 Albano e Romina Power Story Herself/ Host Special
1996 The Return of Sandokan Maharani Surama Series regular (4 episodes)
Canzoni sotto l'albero Herself/ Judge Musical contest (season 5)
1998–2000 Per tutta la vita...? Herself/ Host Variety show (seasons 2–4)
2003 Tutti i sogni del mondo Cinzia's teacher Miniseries
2010 Ciak... Si canta! Herself/ Contestant Talent show (season 2)
2016 Così lontani così vicini Herself/ Co-host Reality show (season 3)
2017 Standing Ovation Herself/ Judge Talent show
2020 Amici di Maria De Filippi Herself/ Guest Performer

Discography



Solo



With Al Bano



Bibliography



References


  1. "Daughter Born to Tyrone Powers". Redding Record Searchlight. Redding, CA. Associated Press. October 3, 1951. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. Beck, Marilyn (February 8, 1979). "Power's 'Gay' Life, Louella's Girl Too, Spice Tell-All Tales". Fort Lauderdale News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. Biography of Romina Power at her official web site.
  4. Rhodes, Andrew (December 4, 1966). "A Film Veteran at 15". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  5. "In Father's Footsteps?". New York Daily News. December 22, 1965. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022. Actress Romina Power, daughter of the late Tyrone Power, . . . at a cast party in Rome following her screen debut in the Italian comedy 'Menage, Italian Style.'
  6. Graham, Sheilah (December 13, 1966). "Sheilah Graham in Hollywood". Des Moines Tribune. North American Newspaper Alliance. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. "'Erotic' Teen Scenes Protested in Rome". New York Daily News. Associated Press. December 2, 1966. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Pope's Brother Calls Film Lewd". Hackensack Record. Hackensack, NJ. United Press International. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  9. "Italy Bans Movie Starring Young Romina Power". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, AZ. Associated Press. May 25, 1969. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  10. "Italy's Teen-Agers Idolize Romina Power". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Long Beach, CA. Associated Press. August 5, 1966. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022. 'Some people see me as a Lolita, but I don't like that,' Romina said disdainfully. 'I don't see myself as that at all.'
  11. Broadley, Wes. "Bradley Broadley". Colorado Springs Gazette. Colorado Springs, CO. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022. My mother talked me into doing nude movie scenes when I was only fourteen.
  12. "The Last Word". Burlington Daily Times-News. Burlington, NC. Retrieved March 23, 2022. Mother should really have seen the mistakes I was making.
  13. Spettacoli.tiscali.it Archived September 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Romina Power: "Addio lascio l'Italia"
  14. Tgcom.ùrfozdry/oy, La Power: "Italia addio per sempre"
  15. Bild.de: Al Bano and Romina Power: Reunion after 14 Years (German). Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  16. Express.de: Comeback: Al Bano and Romina Power Singing Together Once More (German). Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  17. "Child Actress to Wed Polish Baron". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, MO. Associated Press. November 1, 1966. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  18. Scott, Walter (January 8, 1967). "Walter Scott's Personality Parade". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Parade. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022. Romina Power has agreed to marry her prince if he agrees to wait until she is 18. The prince is Stanislas Kosslowski de Rola, . . . 23, oldest son of the French painter Balthus. He plays the guitar, is known in Paris Left Bank circles as "Stash." [Linda] Christian approves of the match but first would like to see her daughter develop into a film star.
  19. Knickerbocker, Suzy (November 26, 1966). "Wedding of 14 Year Old Romina Power Delayed". San Francisco Examiner. New York Journal-American. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  20. Manners, Dorothy (April 5, 1969). "Dorothy Manners' Hollywood". Scranton Tribune. Scranton, PN. King Features Syndicate. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  21. O'Brian, Jack (October 14, 1969). "Reason To Hire A Press Agent". San Francisco Examiner. New York Journal-American. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  22. "Tyrone's Romina Weds". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY. Associated Press. July 27, 1970. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  23. Celi, Rita. "Al Bano e Romina si separano". La Repubblica. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  24. Venegoni, Arianna (February 3, 2020). "Albano e Romina Power se la meritano una timeline con tutte le tappe della loro storia d'amore". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  25. "Yari.tv". Yari.tv. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  26. "We'll live it all again". Esctoday.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009.
  27. Marcella, Domenico (May 19, 2017). "La meditazione? Il "potere" di Romina Power" [Meditation? Romina Power's "Power"]. Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved September 27, 2022.


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[de] Romina Power

Romina Francesca Power (* 2. Oktober 1951 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist eine italienisch-amerikanische Sängerin und Schauspielerin. Sie ist Teil des vor allem in den 1980er-Jahren erfolgreichen Pop-Duos Al Bano & Romina Power.
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[es] Romina Power

Romina Francesca Power Welter (Los Ángeles, 2 de octubre de 1951) es una actriz y cantante estadounidense naturalizada italiana, hija del actor Tyrone Power y de la actriz Linda Christian.

[ru] Пауэр, Ромина

Роми́на Франче́ска Па́уэр (англ. Romina Francesca Power; род. 2 октября 1951 (1951-10-02)) — итальянская и американская певица, актриса, писательница и художница.


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