Bonnie Bianco is a popular American singer and actress in the 80s and 90s who has released 24 albums during her creative career and starred in the movie "Cinderella 80". Her songs occupied the first lines of the charts not only in the USA, but also in Italy, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Bonnie Bianco was born on August 19, 1963. Her real name is Lori Lynn Bianco.
Biography
The future famous actress and singer was born in Greensburg, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. After her birth, the whole family moved to live in warm and sunny California. Her childhood passed there.
Lori's father, James Sebastian Bianco, worked as a military man. And his mother, Helen Bianco, worked as a cosmetologist. She later opened her own beauty parlor. His brother, Jimmy Bianco, received a technical education and worked as an engineer. When Lori was 2 years old, her parents divorced. But the father always tried to devote time to his children.
Laurie began to sing and perform when she was only 10 years old. Then she and her sister Holly sang in a duet called Bianco Sisters. Despite their young age, the girls sang a lot and danced at various events. In 1978, the Bianco sisters recorded their first songs - “Give Me A Minute” and “Long long time”.
Helen Bianco did her best to support her daughters. She organized concerts for them and paid for costumes for performances, as well as music and dance lessons.
When Holly Bianco was 12 years old, she fell into a strict religious sect, abandoning singing, entertainment and show business, as a result of which their duet broke up. Since that time, Lori Bianco began to independently realize herself in music and cinema.
When Lori was 15 years old, Helen died of cancer. The girl barely survived the loss, since Helen was the only one who supported and instilled hope in her. Then the girl decided, by all means to succeed and become a famous singer, which her mother dreamed about.
The girl was forced to move to live with her father, who, as a religious person and an ordinary worker, believed that his daughter should receive an “earthly” profession and forget about the stage forever.
Music career
In 1980, Lori was invited to Italy by producers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis, who were able to discern in her all her creative potential. The girl began performing on the Italian stage under the pseudonym Bonnie Bianco. The Italians liked the work of the singer from America, so Bonnie quickly began to gain popularity. In 1982, her first album, "Bonnie Bianco", was released, which was readily sold out in Italy and Germany.
In 1987, the famous singer began performing under her real name - Lori Bianco. At that time, its popularity went beyond Italy, spreading to Germany, Austria, Switzerland. There, her songs began to occupy the first lines in the charts. In Russia, Lori Bianco was also very popular.
In the works of Lori Bianco there was a period when she recorded and performed only religious songs. But after some time, she again returned to popular music.
Work in movies and TV shows
In 1982, Bnni Bianco made her film debut, playing the role of Cindy in the film of the famous Italian director Riccardo Malenatti "Cinderella 80". Her partner was the French actor Pierre Cosso. The song "Stay", which they performed in a duet, 2 weeks after the release took the first line of the German hit parade.
In 1983, the girl took part in the filming of the series "Al paradise", which was broadcast not only in Italy, but also in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and other European countries.
In 1986, she starred in the film directed by Gino Bortoloni "Molly 'O". This film was not successful at the box office, so Laurie decided to devote herself completely to work on the stage.
Personal life
Unfortunately, Lori Bianco could not get married and have offspring. It is only known that she is in a relationship.
She does not smoke, does not drink alcohol, loves to pray, watch Christian films, read and reflect on God. Lori, turning to religion, has become more restrained both in clothing and in music. Once she made a loud statement, saying that she would no longer engage in popular music, but would devote herself to religious music.
Now she lives in the small American town of Brinnon with a population of less than a thousand people, located in Washington. It is known that Lori Bianco dreams of starring in a Christian film.
Lori Bianco has an official website where you can find information about her and her hobbies.
