26-769: This article is about the feminine given name. For other uses, see Bianca (disambiguation) . Bianca [REDACTED] Bianca by Frederic Leighton , 1881. Pronunciation / b i ˈ æ ŋ k ə / bee- ANG -kə , US also /- ɑː ŋ -/ - AHNG - Italian: [ˈbjaŋka] Gender Female Name day October 3 Origin Word/name Italian Meaning White Region of origin Italy Other names Related names Bianka Blanche Blanca Branca Bianca
52-716: A minor character in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan Bianca Jackson , from the British soap opera EastEnders Bianca Montgomery , from the American soap opera All My Children Bianca Solderini , in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles Miss Bianca, from The Rescuers books by Margery Sharp and the animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under Bianca Erdmann,
78-801: A moon of Uranus See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Bianca bianca.com Bianka , a feminine given name Branca , a feminine given name Branka , a feminine given name Blanche (given name) , a feminine given name Blanca (given name) , a feminine given name Blanka (given name) , a feminine given name References [ edit ] ^ Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1863). History of Christian Names . Vol. 2. Parker, Son, and Bourn . Retrieved 6 April 2010 . ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names . Oxford University Press . p. 34. ISBN 0-19-861060-2 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
104-1019: A pre-pubescent nymphomaniac in Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow Bianca Reyes, mother of Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) in the DC Comics continuum Bianca Scott , from the Australian soap opera Home and Away Bianca, the name of Varric's crossbow in Dragon Age II Bianca, an anatomically correct doll in Lars and the Real Girl Bianca, from the movie Pokémon Heroes Bianca, in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Bianca , rival character in Pokémon Black and White Bianca, from
130-4686: Is a feminine given name . It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche . It is known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare 's The Taming of the Shrew . It came to greater notice in the 1970s, due to public figures such as Bianca Jagger . Variants [ edit ] Blanche : French Bianca: Italian , Romanian , Spanish Bianka ( Polish , Hungarian , Slovak , German , English , French , Icelandic , Finnish , Dutch , Norwegian , Corsican , Greek ) Blanca (French, English, Icelandic, Hungarian, Spanish) Blanka ( Czech , Hungarian, Polish, Croatian) People [ edit ] Medieval period [ edit ] In chronological order Bianca Lancia ( c. 1200 – c. 1233 ), Italian noble Bianca of Savoy (1337–1387), Lady of Milan by marriage Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468), Duchess of Milan Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Bianca Giovanna Sforza , (1482-1495), Countess of Bobbio and Voghera, wife of Galeazzo Sanseverino Bianca Cappello (1548–1587), Grand Duchess of Tuscany Modern era [ edit ] A–K [ edit ] Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), Canadian tennis player Bianca Atzei (born 1987), Italian singer Bianca Balti (born 1984), Italian model Bianca Beauchamp (born 1977), Canadian model Bianca Belair (born 1989), American professional wrestler Bianca Bianchi (1855–1947), stage name of Bertha Schwarz, German/Austrian opera soprano Bianca Bin (born 1990), Brazilian actress Bianca Borgella (born 2003), Canadian para-athlete Bianca Brandolini d’Adda (born 1987), Italian socialite Bianca Butler (born 1989), American ice skater Bianca Bustamante (born 2005), Filipina racing driver Bianca Byington (born 1966), Brazilian actress Bianca Carstensen (born 1975), Danish rower Bianca Casady (born 1982), American musical artist Bianca Castanho (born 1979), Brazilian actress Bianca Censori (born 1995), Australian architect and model Bianca Chatfield (born 1982), Australian netball player Bianca Chiminello (born 1976), Australian model and actress Bianca Collins (born 1988), American actress Bianca Comparato (born 1985), Brazilian actress Bianca de Vera (born 2002), Filipina actress Bianca Del Rio (born 1975), American drag queen Bianca Devins (born 2001), American murder victim Bianca Ferguson , American actress Bianca Froese-Acquaye (born 1964), German artist and author Bianca Gascoigne (born 1987), British model and TV personality Bianca Gonzalez (born 1983), Filipina TV personality Bianca Jagger (born 1945), Nicaraguan actress, social and human rights advocate Bianca Kajlich (born 1977), American actress Bianca Kappler (born 1977), German long jumper Bianca King (born 1985), Canadian–Filipina actress, model L–Z [ edit ] Bianca Lamblin (1921–2011), French writer Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 1975), Australian field hockey player Bianca Manalo (born 1987), Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder Bianca Marroquín , Mexican actress Bianca Lawson (born 1979), American actress Bianca Netzler (cyclist) (born 1974), New Zealand cyclist representing Samoa Bianca Netzler (field hockey) (born 1976), Australian field hockey player Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (born 1968), Nigerian beauty queen, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman; wife of former Biafran President, Chukuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Bianca Noel Piper (born 1991), American missing person Bianca Răzor (born 1994), Romanian sprinter Bianca Rinaldi (born 1974), Brazilian actress Bianca Ryan (born 1994), American singer Bianca Solorzano (born 1974), American TV journalist Bianca Szíjgyártó (born 1981), Hungarian ice dancer Bianca Tiron (born 1995), Romanian handballer Bianca Umali (born 2000), Filipina actress, model Bianca van Rangelrooy (born 1959), New Zealand artist Bianca Weiß (born 1968), German field hockey player Bianca Williams (born 1980), American anthropologist Bianca Williams (born 1993), British athlete Fictional characters [ edit ] Bianca (Othello) , from William Shakespeare's play Othello Bianca Minola , from William Shakespeare's play The Taming of
156-418: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bianca (disambiguation) Bianca is a given name. Bianca may also refer to: Bianca Atzei Veronica Atzei (born March 8, 1987) – better known by her stage name Bianca Atzei ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈbjaŋka atˈtsɛi] , Sardinian: [aˈtse.i] ) – is an Italian singer and television personality. After
182-607: The Verona Arena the song "In amore" with Morandi in one of the two concerts of Gianni Morandi – Live in Arena . In December 2013, she publishes the single " One Day I'll Fly Away ", cover of Randy Crawford 's song, realized as part of the soundtrack of the mini series Anna Karenina , broadcast by the Italian national television network Rai Uno , inspired by the novel written by Lev Tolstoj . On December 24, 2013, she performed
208-646: The American TV series Henry Danger Bianca Piper, from the book and movie The Duff Bianca, from the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine Bianca Lussi, another main character from the TV series Maggie & Bianca: Fashion Friends Bianca, a character and former villain from Spyro: Year of the Dragon Bianca, from Dragon Quest Bianca Dupree, from the 1987 cartoon Beverly Hills Teens Other uses [ edit ] Bianca (moon) ,
234-472: The Bianca Atzei Live 2017, a summer tour that included more than 30 Italian cities. Since November 17 Bianca is included again in the cast of Tale e quale show – Il torneo . On January 4, 2018, she confirmed her participation in the Italian program L'Isola dei Famosi , the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor , which has been broadcast since January 22 by Canale 5 . On January 26, 2018,
260-716: The Coca-Cola Summer Festival in Piazza del Popolo in Rome (broadcast by the Italian Canale 5 ), qualifying in the finals. After the summer tour in Sardinia, in autumn she opened the concerts of Modà's tour. On October 1, 2013, the album by the Italian singer Gianni Morandi Bisogna vivere was published, with the song "Ti porto al mare", realized in collaboration with Bianca. On October 8 she performed at
286-493: The Coca-Cola Summer Festival singing "Non puoi chiamarlo amore", published on June 23, after that she started recording her first studio album. On September 14, during the wedding between Elisabetta Canalis and Brian Perri she sang a version of Ave Maria in Sardinian language . In February 2015, Bianca participated in the 65th Sanremo Music Festival , performing the song "Il solo al mondo", written by Kekko Silvestre ; she
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#1732781043496312-494: The Italian Rete 4 ). On June 17 is out the fifth single from Bianco e nero , "La strada per la felicità (Laura)". From September 16 until October 28, 2016, she was an entrant of Tale e quale show , a talent show directed by Carlo Conti and broadcast by Rai Uno . Ranked eighth, she qualified for the next part of the show Tale e quale show – Il torneo broadcast from November 11–24. On December 7 she performed during
338-533: The Sanremo Music Festival in the section Nuove proposte with the song "Arido", but it was rejected. With Niccolò Agliardi she sang "Fino in fondo", published on May 2, and the collaboration with Kekko Silvestre continued: the frontman of Modà was the writer of Bianca's summer's hit "La paura che ho di perderti", published on July 4, 2013, certified by FIMI as a gold record , thanks to the sale of more than 15,000 copies. With it, she took part in
364-779: The Shrew Bianca Stratford, in the 1999 movie based on The Taming of the Shrew , 10 Things I Hate About You A character from Bianca e Fernando , an 1828 opera by Vincenzo Bellini Bianca, played by Mariah Carey in the video for her 1999 single " Heartbreaker " and in " Boy (I Need You) " Bianca (That's So Raven) , from the American TV series That's So Raven Bianca Castafiore , recurring character in The Adventures of Tintin Bianca DeSousa , in Degrassi Bianca di Angelo ,
390-450: The duet "Così ti scrivo" and on the choral track "Amici non-ne ho... ma amiche sì", both collected in her album Amici non-ne ho... ma amiche sì! , and with Ron on the duet "Per questa notte che cade giù" and on the choral track "Una città per cantare", both collected in his album La forza di dire sì . On March 13, 2016, she sang a cover of the famous song " Amor mio " by Mina during the show Una serata bella per te, Mogol (broadcast by
416-551: The fourth single from Bianco e nero , titled "Riderai". Less than a month later, on October 15, her featuring song " Torna a Surriento " with Gigi D'Alessio , is announced, from his new album Malaterra . On October 25, she opens Francesco De Gregori ' s concert at Expo 2015 . She sings with Italian rapper J-Ax the new version of his song "Intro", published on November 27 and collected in his new album Il bello di esser brutti Multiplatinum Edition . In 2016 Bianca collaborated with two notable colleagues: with Loredana Bertè , on
442-595: The release of a few singles with Ultrasuoni between 2012 and 2014, she rose to prominence in February 2015 with her participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 , performing the song "Il solo al mondo". The single came before her first album, Bianco e nero , released in the same year by Baraonda Edizioni Musicali. Atzei was born in Milan to parents from Oristano . She has studied singing since she
468-651: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bianca&oldid=1252589853 " Categories : Given names Italian feminine given names English feminine given names Given names derived from colors Greek feminine given names Feminine given names Romanian feminine given names Spanish feminine given names Portuguese feminine given names Hidden categories: Pages with Italian IPA Articles with short description Short description
494-548: The song "La paura che ho di perderti" at the Concerto di Natale (Christmas Concert) in the Auditorium della Conciliazione in Rome, broadcast by the Italian television network Rai Due . In 2014, with Alex Britti , she tried to take part in the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 in the section Big with the song "Non è vero mai" which was rejected, the song would be published as single on March 14. In July she took part again in
520-480: The song is certified by FIMI as a gold record , thanks to the sale of more than 25,000 copies. On May 12 is released her new single Abbracciami perdonami gli sbagli meanwhile it's also published her first book Ora esisti solo tu – Una storia d'amore edited by Mursia. The book preview has been hosted at NonostanteMarras , the atelier of her friend and stylist Antonio Marras. On May 12, in Nova Gorica began
546-468: The talent show CD Live broadcast by the national television channel Rai Due and in the TV program Domenica Cinque directed by Barbara D'Urso . In 2012, she took part in Sanremo Social, first selection for the following edition of Sanremo Music Festival , with her very first single "La gelosia", but the song was rejected. On August 3, 2012, the single "L'amore vero" was released, which
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#1732781043496572-588: The traditional ceremony for the Christmas tree lighting with the Little Choir of Antoniano , in Milan; the event was broadcast by RTL 102.5 TV and, delayed, by DeA Junior. On December 12 was made official her participation in 67th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Ora esisti solo tu". She classified for the finale and ranked 9th. During the four-night festival she was dress by Antonio Marras. On May 8
598-472: Was 8 years old, listening to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , but she was also influenced by Italian singers from the 60s such as Luigi Tenco , Patty Pravo and Sergio Endrigo . At the age of 17 she attended for two years the MAS, a music academy in Milan, during which she had her first experiences as a singer: she contributed to the making of theme songs and jingles, also working for a period as chorister in
624-485: Was published as the second single of the album on April 13, 2015. In June 2015 Bianca participated in the third edition of Coca-Cola Summer Festival performing "Ciao amore, ciao" featuring Britti. A new single, extract of Bianco e nero , was released on June 24, "In un giorno di sole", getting two nomination for the Premio RTL 102.5 – Canzone dell'estate (RTL 102.5 Award – Summer Hit). On September 22 she released
650-504: Was ranked 14th. During the four-night festival she was dressed by the stylist Antonio Marras , who designed Bianca's four different dresses. On February 12, the third, cover -themed night of the Festival, she sang " Ciao amore, ciao " by the Italian singer Luigi Tenco, mixed by Alex Britti. On the same day, she released her first album Bianco e nero , including 20 tracks and many of her previous publications. Her cover of "Ciao amore, ciao"
676-534: Was well received on the radio and web, earning one million views on YouTube. On November 16 of the same year she released the single La gelosia , featuring the Italian pop band Modà . The following summer, she performed in with many concerts around Italy, especially in Sardinia . In 2012 she also wrote the lyrics for Folle stronza with Diego Calvetti, featured in the third album of Loredana Errore titled Pioggia di comete . In 2013, Bianca tried to participate in
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