Gina de Boer, from Groningen, wins Italian tv talent show

Gina de Boer in action. A still from her final performance via RAI 1.

A 65-year-old Dutch woman from Veendam in Groningen has won a popular Italian television talent show with her performance of Tina Turner’s Proud Mary.

Millions of Italians watched as Gina de Boer’s performance took the top prize on l’Acchiappa Talenti on Rai 1. Italians are particularly fond of her raw voice, which has been likened to Janis Joplin.

De Boer, who works in healthcare while back home, speaks fluent Italian because she was married earlier to an Italian, according to RTV Noord.

She previously took part in The Voice Senior in the Netherlands and Italia’s Got Talent.

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