Italian singer, entertainer, show business personality and politician from Ligonchio; active since the 1960s and author of the 2001 memoir Polenta di castagne.

Described in the provided review as a singer, entertainer, show business woman and politician; associated with Sanremo and television; nicknamed the Eagle of Ligonchio; authored the book Polenta di castagne (Mondadori, 2001).

The available DeBaser review (Il_Paolo) praises Iva Zanicchi's 2001 memoir Polenta di castagne as a readable autobiography that links personal history to wider Italian social change. The reviewer presents Zanicchi as a multifaceted figure: singer, entertainer, show business woman and politician, rooted in Ligonchio. The book is described as humble, straightforward, and emblematic of continuity between family tradition and public success.

For:Fans of Italian popular music, readers interested in showbiz autobiographies and Italian cultural history.

 Polenta di castagne, released by Mondadori in 2001, is at once a sort of autobiography of the national Iva and a reflection, made by a simple woman without too many superstructures derived from forced education and the forced urbanization of the now dying peasant culture, on the evolution of the customs of our Country, and society in general.

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