Loredana Lecciso
Loredana Lecciso (born 26 August 1972) is an Italian entertainer. She is also known for appearances on tabloid talk shows.[1][2][3] She became famous as the partner of celebrated Italian singer Albano Carrisi.
Career
Her television career began in Lecce, at the local television station "Canale Otto".[4]
In 2004 she was part of the cast of the first season of the reality show La Fattoria,[5] the Italian version of The Farm. In the next months, with her twin Raffaella, she appeared as a dancer in shows such as Domenica In and I Raccomandati.[6]
In 2005, she released her first music single "Si vive una volta sola" (literally We only live once) published by BMG Records. In 2006 this single was also released in Spain and in the Spanish speaking nations of South America with the title "Se vive una ves sola".[7]
In October 2005 her partner Albano Carrisi was a contestant on L'Isola dei Famosi, the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor, when she announced their separation through an article in the Italian magazine Gente;[8] Albano was notified of the decision during the weekly live broadcast of the show[9] and decided to leave the show. Lecciso also was a contestant of this reality show, in the 2010 edition.[10]
As a singer she recorded three singles:
- "Si vive una volta sola" (2005)
- "Tuka Kulos" (2007); this single was not sold commercially, but broadcast by radio stations and on the internet.
- "Se mi lasci non vale" (2009); a cover of a Julio Iglesias song.[11]
Private life
Lorendana Lecciso has been married to Fabio Cazzato from 1993 to 1996; she has a daughter from that marriage.[12] In 1999 she started a relationship with Albano Carrisi, with whom she had a daughter and a son. They separated after several public frictions and then got back together after some time.[13] She considers herself Roman Catholic.[14]
References
- ^ Grasso, Aldo, ed. (2008). Enciclopedia della televisione (in Italian) (3 ed.). Milan: Garzanti. p. 414. ISBN 978-88-11-50526-6.
- ^ Serra, Michele (21 November 2004). "Nella televisione del trash anche la Lecciso fa carriera". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Lecciso, quando il trash fa ascolto". TGcom (in Italian). 13 November 2004. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Canale 8". Storia radio tv (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "La Lecciso fuori dalla "Fattoria" "Ora voglio tornare dai miei figli"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 14 April 2004. p. 39. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Grasso, Aldo (24 November 2004). "Al Bano, le gemelle Lecciso e il trash a reti unificate". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 36. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Lecciso "assalta" il mercato latino". TGcom (in Italian). 24 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Lecciso ad Al Bano: "Me ne vado coi bimbi"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 12 October 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Loredana Lecciso lascia Albano in diretta dall'Isola dei famosi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 13 October 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Lory Lecciso sbarca sull Isola: "Vado... e non so nemmeno nuotare"". Arezzo Web Informa (in Italian). Adnkronos. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Musica: Loredana Lecciso si lancia in una cover di Iglesias". Ticinonline (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 22 November 2014 [22 May 2009]. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Chi è Brigitta Cazzato, la primogenita di Loredana Lecciso". DiLei (in Italian). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Albano Carrisi: "Sì, sposo Loredana Lecciso" – Intervista e audio esclusivi". Oggi (in Italian). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Giordano, Lucio (18 July 2025). "Ad Al Bano mi unisce anche l'amore per Dio; preghiamo insieme davanti all'altare di famiglia". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 28. pp. 86–89.