Born in Monopoli , Province of Bari , Apulia , Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages . In 1956 , Raimondi was among the winners of a RAI contest of new voices and got the chance to perform at the 1956 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival , she eventually won with the song " Aprite Le Finestre " '' ( Open the Windows ) '' . In the same year she represented Italy in the first Eurovision Song Contest with the same song
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Franca Raimondi