Milva

Article summary

Maria Ilva Biolcati ( ; 17 July 1939 – 23 April 2021), known as Milva ( ), was an Italian singer, stage and film actress, and television personality. She was also known as La Rossa (Italian for "The Redhead"), due to the characteristic colour of her hair, and additionally as La Pantera di Goro ("The Panther of Goro"), which stemmed from the Italian press having nicknamed the three most popular Italian female singers of the 1960s, combining the names of animals and the singers' birthplaces. The colour also characterised her leftist political beliefs, claimed in numerous statements. Popular in Italy and abroad, she performed on musical and theatrical stages the world over, and received popular acclaim in her native Italy, and particularly in Germany and Japan, where she often participated in musical events and televised musical programmes. She released numerous albums in France, Japan, Korea, Greece, Spain, and South America. She collaborated with European composers and musicians including Ennio Morricone in 1965, Francis Lai in 1973, Mikis Theodorakis in 1978 (Was ich denke became a best selling album in Germany), Enzo Jannacci in 1980, Vangelis in 1981 and 1986, and Franco Battiato in 1982, 1986 and 2010. Her stage productions of Bertolt Brecht's recitals and Luciano Berio's operas toured the world's theatres.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1939-07-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1988-10-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1939-07-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1988-10-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
17. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375460749