Cristina Barbieri (born 12 June 1963), best known as Diana Est, is an Italian singer who retired in the mid-1980s.
Life and career
Born in
Milan, Barbieri started her career as the vocalist in a new wave group formed by alumni of the Santa Marta Music School in her hometown, first using her birth name Cristina, then adopting a number of stage names.
[Dario Salvatori. "Est, Diana". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990–2013. .] In 1981, she was put under contract by
Dischi Ricordi and adopted the stage name Diana Est.
Shortly later, she made her record debut with "Tenax", an
Italo disco song written by
Enrico Ruggeri whose lyrics were partly in Italian and partly in
Latin.
In 1983, she got her main hit with the song "Le Louvre", still written by Ruggeri.
Following a further single, and once her contract with Ricordi expired, Est abruptly decided to quit showbusiness in the mid-1980s.[Matteo B. Bianchi. "Magnifica ossessione". Max. August 2002.]
Barbieri is the niece of singer-songwriter Mario Lavezzi.
Discography
- Singles
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"Tenax" / "Notte senza pietà" (1982)
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"Le louvre" / "Marmo di città" / "Le louvre" (instrumental) (1983)
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"Diamanti" / "Pekino" (1984)
Further reading
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Cristian Cizmar. "Diana Est, una meteora dalla scia luminosa". Raro! (245). July 2012. pp. 59–63.
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