In the late eighties, Italian Sabrina Salerno's songs in the disco style, as well as posters with her image, were very popular in the USSR. Her main hit is considered the composition "Boys (Summertime Love)". At the same time, in general, Sabrina has released six studio albums during her career.
The beginning of the career of a singer and success in the Soviet Union
Sabrina Salerno was born in 1968 in Genoa. Since 1985, she has actively participated in beauty contests. In 1986, Sabrina received the title of "Miss Liguria" (Liguria is an area in the north of Italy), after which she was invited to TV - she became the host on the Italian Canale 5
In 1987, the girl released her first album - "Sabrina". One of the singles from him - "Boys (Summertime Love)" - brought the singer simply gigantic popularity. This single reached first place in the French and Swiss charts, and in the UK was able to reach third place. A scandalous, very frank music video was shot for the song plus everything, where the main emphasis was on the magnificent external data of the young singer.
In 1988, the entire second album appeared on sale. It was called "Super Sabrina" and was also quite warmly received by the public. Several songs from this album ("All Of Me", "My Chico" and "Like A Yo Yo") were filmed, and as a result Sabrina gained a stronger reputation as a sex symbol.
In addition, in 1988, she was a special guest at the "International Song Festival in Sopot", which was broadcast on television in the USSR. Many Soviet viewers remembered this performance. Sabrina's short outfits, and how she generally moved on stage - all this was a curiosity then. The Italian star instantly became very famous in our country - records with its compositions were in great demand.
And in 1989, she performed at the Olympic in Moscow. 50, 000 people bought tickets for this performance. In addition, thanks in large part to Sabrina, jeans shorts with unevenly cropped edges became fashionable among Soviet girls of those years.
Sabrina's musical creativity from 1991 to the present
In 1991, Sabrina performed in tandem with another Italian singer Joe Squillo the song "Siamo donne". And, in fact, it was her first composition in Italian. With her, Sabrina took part in the San Remo Music Festival.
Sabrina's third studio audio album "Over the Pop" was released in the same 1991. Here, for the first time, the singer herself was able to start producing and writing some songs. It was clear that Sabrina had a desire to distance herself from the image of the sex bomb. And this ultimately led to disagreements with the label's management (we are talking about Casablanca Records). As a result, the promotion of the album was suspended, and Sabrina left the show business for four years.
Only in 1995 she re-announced herself, releasing two new singles this year - "Rockawillie" and "Angel boy". These singles had some success in Italy and Scandinavia (but still it could not be compared with the success of earlier songs).
In 1996, Sabrina created her own record label and released an entirely Italian album "Maschio dove sei". It is also worth noting that this album was the fruit of the singer’s collaboration with guitarist Massimo Riva. And the songs on it became noticeably more mature than before.
In 1999, Sabrina released her fifth studio album, "A Flower's Broken." But after that, the singer again almost disappeared from the public space - she stopped not only singing, but also appearing on television.
In fact, it was only in the second half of the two thousandths that Sabrina returned to concert activity. In November 2006, she performed in Russia at the concert "Disco of the 80s" from "Autoradio". And this, by the way, in itself is evidence that Sabrina in the 21st century is perceived in our country precisely as a star of perestroika times.
It is also known that in May 2008, Sabrina gave a concert at the Paris Stad de France stadium - this concert was attended by 45, 000 people. In the fall of 2008, she took part with other eighties stars on the RFM Party 80 tour, which covered a number of French cities.
And in 2008, she released the audio album "Erase / Rewind Official Remix". This album consisted of two discs, and on it the singer collected her best hits in a new sound.
Even now, when the singer is already over fifty, she remains a star for domestic music lovers, and in Russia there are still many who want to see her performances (especially among those who liked Sabrina's work back in the 80s).
However, today concerts are not the main activity of Sabrina. At the moment, she also owns a chain of restaurants and produces her own clothing line.
Sabrina Salerno as an actress
Back in 1986, Sabrina starred in the tape "Department Store". However, her first more or less noticeable role was the role of Mikela Sauli in the Italian comedy "We All Italians Are Brothers, " directed by Nery Parenti.
In 1996, Sabrina made her debut on the stage in the comedy "I cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda" ("All Knights of the Round Table"). Then she played the fatal woman Morgan Le Fay. The audience accepted the game of Sabrina favorably, and therefore in 1998 she reappeared on the stage - this time in a comedy production called "Uomini sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi" ("Men on the verge of a nervous breakdown").
In 1998, she joined the cast of the low-budget picture "Jolly Blue, " and also participated in the sitcom "Three Men and a Handmaid", which was shown on Italia 1.
In 2001, Sabrina again tried herself as a theater actress - she played one of the roles in the musical "Emozioni", which generally received very good reviews from Italian critics.
Then there were several more appearances of Sabrina in the movie. In 2004, she starred in the independent film "Colori", in 2006 - in the film "Film D". And more recently, in 2019, Sabrina appeared in the comedy "Modalita aereo" ("Airplane Mode"). However, we must admit that few people watched these films outside of Italy.
