Anna Maria Quaini (née Mazzini 25 March 1940), Grand Officer of Italian Republic, known as Mina, is an Italian pop singer.For her great vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice and her image as an emancipated woman, she was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s. In performance, Mina combined several modern styles with traditional Italian melodies and swing music, making her the most versatile pop singer in Italian music.Mina dominated the Italian charts for fifteen years and reached an unsurpassed level of popularity in Italy.She has scored 77 albums and 71 singles on the Italian charts.