Born
Virginia Anne Minoprio in
Ware, Hertfordshire, Minoprio after graduating from the
Arts Educational School, where she studied acting and singing, debuted at 15 in a stage version of "
Cinderella". At the same time she began a career as a jazz singer, recording a music album of
dixieland and collaborating with other musicians; Her variegated career also includes radio, television, cinema and two novels,
Il passaggio (1992) and
Benvenuti a bordo (2007). ==Discography==