Wilma Goich

Wilma Goich (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvilma ˈɡɔitʃ];^[1] born 16 October 1945) is an Italian pop singer and television personality.

Wilma Goich
Goich in 1972
Born	(1945-10-16) 16 October 1945 (age 79) Cairo Montenotte, Savona, Italy
Occupation(s)	Singer, television personality
Spouse	Edoardo Vianello ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1981)​
Children	1

Early life and career

Born in Cairo Montenotte to Dalmatian Italian parents from Zadar, Goich began her career in 1964, when she released her first single "Dopo il sole pioverà".^[2] She entered the Sanremo Music Festival five times during the 1960s: in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969,^[2] scoring two domestic hits with her 1966 and 1968 entries "In un fiore" and "Gli occhi miei", which peaked respectively at sixth and seventh place on the Italian charts.^[3] Between 1971 and 1979, Goich formed with her then-husband Edoardo Vianello the folk-pop duo Vianella.^[2]

In 1991, Goich joined Mike Bongiorno as a presenter of the Canale 5 quiz show Tris.^[4] She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival one last time in 1994.^[2] In 2022 to 2023, she was a contestant in season 7 of Grande Fratello VIP (the Italian version of Celebrity Big Brother).

Personal life

Goich considers herself Roman Catholic.^[5] She was married to Edoardo Vianello between 1967 and 1981. They had a daughter: Susanna (1970-2020)