1. Mina, stage name of Mina… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 8 artists named Mina:
1. Mina, stage name of Mina Anna Mazzini (March 25, 1940, Busto Arsizio, Province of Varese), is an Italian singer. She lives in Switzerland. Although born in a small town of Lombardy, she grew up in Cremona city: where her nickname of "Cremona Tiger" was given to her by her friend, the journalist Natalia Aspesi.
She began her career singing pop songs with a "jazzy" feel in the late 1950s. Her first stage name used to be Baby Gate. After a 1958 concert at La Bussola, a nightclub on the Versilia famous for hosting artists such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, she became a national star in Italy. Her first television appearance was in 1959. In the following two years she took part in the Sanremo Music Festival.
In 1963 her TV and radio career for Rai came to an end, as she refused to hide the fact she was pregnant (she had a relationship with actor Corrado Pani, who was married to Renata Monteduro). However, her unscathed appeal with the audience later made Rai's functionaries call her back. Mina subsequently appeared in numerous TV shows, mostly as a hostess, during the late 1960s and the 1970s. Mina gained also wide popularity abroad, singing also in French, German, Turkish and Japanese. In 1966 she moved her residence to Lugano, Switzerland, obtaining Swiss citizenship in 1989. Her most famous songs were written by the prolific duo Mogol-Battisti. It was Lucio Battisti who wrote the music for many of her hits including, "Amor mio", "Io e te da soli" and "Insieme".
After retiring from public appearances by the end of 1978 she continued to release albums on a yearly basis, usually featured on the top 10 charts in Italy with the new single releases. Recent releases include duets with Fabrizio de André and Adriano Celentano.
2. Mina was an instrumental post-disco band from Germany. They've had two albums released and a remix compilation before splitting up for good.
3. MiNa (Switzerland), a side project of Luk Zimmermann and Jaël Krebs, both members of Lunik. They released the album Playground Princess (2007).
4. Mina (aka "Shin Mina") is a Korean singer who was first a back-dancer for various Korean Pop Artists (Park Jin-Young, and Park Ji-Yoon to name a few). She initially found instant fame as the "World Cup Girl", as photographers noticed her beauty and immediately became the center of attention world-wide over-night. Pictures of her with the "Be The Reds!" bandanna around her chest and the Korean flag used as a skirt were beamed around the world, and she received her 15 minutes of fame. Desiring to elongate that fame, she quickly signed a record deal with J-Entercom Entertainment (labelmates include WAX, JADU, Kim Gun-Mo, Lee Ssang, and Double K) and released her first album, Rendezvous, in the fall of 2002. Although going for the sexy image that was popular at the time (with the single "전화받어" (Answer The Phone) (a cover of a K.I.S.S. song, who were also signed to the label before their break-up), the album failed to sell many copies. She quickly disappeared from the industry but returned in the summer of 2004 with her second album Re:turn 2 Mina. This album proved to be a bit more popular, as her single "돌아" (Turn) caught the attention of the Korean public; it was also supported with live-vocal performances. (JiNi, the main singer from K.I.S.S., contributed uncredited vocals to Mina's album.[citation needed])
Due to internal affairs with J-Entercom Entertainment[citation needed], Mina then left her first record company, and signed with EMI Korea for her third album. Her third album Kiss Kiss came in the fall of 2005 with an even sexier image. Mina trained in Europe in order to belly dance and made her music video for her title track there as well. The cover of the Turkish song, though, failed badly, with the album selling less than 10 000 copies. She has since released an English single for the European market, even going as far as making a MySpace page for the single. However, she has remained in Korea and promoted her poorly-received last single Fly High during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a tribute to the competition that started her career. At the time, she also released a nude photo album to "inspire" the Korean athletes (note: contains censored picture).
Her fourth album was released in July 2007. Her first single, "Look", features Ak'sent. Because of her relatively late debut, she initially claimed that she was born in 1978. As rumours of her real age began to spread, she eventually admitted that she was born in 1972 and apologized for lying about it for so long.
5. Mina is a German singer.
6. Mina is a Lithuanian rapper.
7. Mina (酒井美直, Mina Sakai) is a Japanese musician and singer. At age 16, she was inspired by a music and dance performance of native Canadians to take pride in her Ainu heritage, and formed the group Ainu Rebels, which mixed traditional Ainu song/dance/fashion with hip-hop elements, in 2006. In 2009, she collaborated with composer Masashi Hamauzu (浜渦正志) to perform vocals for the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack, and since 2011 has been recording and touring with Hamauzu's band IMERUAT (meaning "lightning" in the Ainu language and possibly inspired by the main character of Final Fantasy XIII) as the vocalist and player of traditional instruments.
8.Mina (Greek : Μίνα Γιαννοπούλου) is a greek singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Her first contact with music was at the age of 5 when she started piano lessons and music theory. In her tweens she attended a music-oriented High School where she had the chance to discover more musical instruments as well as to play and sing in ensembles of various styles from folk/traditional to European Classical. She studied harmony, counterpoint and fugue. Her passion and direction towards singing however came as a byproduct of her decision to take formal vocal lessons at her late teens.A few years later she got her singing diploma while at the same time working at the National Opera as a choirist (Operette).
During her vocal training, she studied under important Opera singers/teachers such as Dimitri Kavrakos, Aris Christofellis, Cheryl Studer, Christian Rousset and Natalie Karl.
Her classical training aside, Mina was always into rock and metal music so she constantly found herself treading between those two seemingly opposite styles which she always strived to combine; something that became a reality when she started working on more modern styles finally developing her signaturesinging technique which makes her able to deliver rich, delicate dark colored tone, jazzy, raspy, even whistle registered or full, rock, powerhouse vocals in a range of 3.5 octaves.
In 2010, Mina founded (and was the main composer and lyricist of) the band The Rain I Bleed. Their album Narcissistgot released on August 12th, 2011 by Twilight Zone Records.
After leaving The Rain I Bleed for a chance to further expand her studies in Germany and spending almost 2 years in Stuttgart studying, Mina founded a new melodic project which is soon to release its first single in January, 2014 on ML Records.
9. A Japanese doujin artist.
10. A Vietnamese singer.
11. An Ecuadorian singer.
12. An electronic dance producer from London, UK: https://minamusicuk.bandcamp.com/
13. A vocalist/producer based in Brooklyn, NY: https://listentomina.com
Magia
Mina Lyrics
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Il tuo essere al di sopra della gente
La tua voce, un po′ pacata e rilassante
E la tua carezza che dà sicurezza
Il tuo amare pazzamente la cucina
Far l'amore appena nasce la mattina
E sentirmi amata sempre più di prima
Magia, chiamala magia
Domande sciocche che fai
Magia, solo la magia
Che hai negli occhi
Per te mi venderei un impero
Senza te son sola per davvero
E con te non c′è nessun pensiero
Che non sa di verità
Per te persino carte false
Senza te soltanto le rivalse
Niente più battaglie o guerre perse
Non con te
E guardarti anche quando lavi i denti
O se giri intorno senza addosso niente
Il sentirti sempre qui, sempre presente
Toglie la paura e mi fa sicura
Il tuo sguardo triste quando litighiamo
Poi capire che noi siamo come siamo
Il non chiudere col solito ti amo
E ti sembra poco un uomo come te
Magia, chiamala magia
Domande sciocche che fai
Magia, solo la magia
Che hai negli occhi
Per te mi venderei un impero
Senza te sono sola per davvero
E con te non c'è nessun pensiero
Che non sa di verità
Per te persino carte false
Senza te soltanto le rivalse
Niente più battaglie o guerre perse
Non con te
The song "Magia" by Mina celebrates the magic of a deep and profound love that transcends all limitations and boundaries. The singer talks about her partner's qualities that make her feel secure, loved, and protected. She reveres his confident, almost impertinent gaze and yet he is above the people, not arrogant but self-assured. The steady timbre of his voice soothes her, and his touch gives her an unshakable sense of safety. She loves how he cooks passionately, and how they make love in the morning as if it was the first day of their relationship, and how he makes her feel loved more each day. The singer is filled with a kind of magic that is visible in the eyes of her partner.
The singer describes how she is willing to do anything for her beloved. She would sell an empire for him, and without him she would be alone in the world. Her heart is at peace with him, and there is no thought or feeling that is not genuine. For her partner, she would even resort to using false cards. In his absence, she faces nothing but resentment and anger. There are no battles or wars that she has lost if he is by her side. The relationship is imperfect, but their differences define them, and they celebrate their uniqueness. The singer cherishes every moment they spend together, whether it is just brushing teeth or walking around naked. For her, everything is magical when he is around.
Line by Line Meaning
Il tuo sguardo fiero quasi impertinente
Your proud, almost insolent look
Il tuo essere al di sopra della gente
Your being above other people
La tua voce, un po′ pacata e rilassante
Your voice, a little calm and relaxing
E la tua carezza che dà sicurezza
And your caress that gives security
Il tuo amare pazzamente la cucina
Your mad love for cooking
Far l'amore appena nasce la mattina
Making love as soon as morning comes
E sentirmi amata sempre più di prima
And feeling loved more and more each time
E mi chiedi poi perché io sto con te
And then you ask me why I'm with you
Magia, chiamala magia
Magic, call it magic
Domande sciocche che fai
Silly questions you ask
Magia, solo la magia
Magic, just magic
Che hai negli occhi
That you have in your eyes
Per te mi venderei un impero
For you I'd sell an empire
Senza te son sola per davvero
Without you I'm truly alone
E con te non c′è nessun pensiero
And with you there's no thought
Che non sa di verità
That doesn't smell of truth
Per te persino carte false
For you even false cards
Senza te soltanto le rivalse
Without you, only revenge
Niente più battaglie o guerre perse
No more lost battles or wars
Non con te
Not with you
E guardarti anche quando lavi i denti
And watching you even when you brush your teeth
O se giri intorno senza addosso niente
Or if you walk around with nothing on
Il sentirti sempre qui, sempre presente
The feeling of always having you here, always present
Toglie la paura e mi fa sicura
Takes away the fear and makes me feel safe
Il tuo sguardo triste quando litighiamo
Your sad look when we argue
Poi capire che noi siamo come siamo
Then understanding that we are who we are
Il non chiudere col solito ti amo
Not ending with the usual 'I love you'
E ti sembra poco un uomo come te
And you think that's not enough for a man like you
Writer(s): Andrea Lo Vecchio, Gino Mescoli
Contributed by Ava V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.