It is a very serious grief that has struck Marco Mengoni: the singer’s grandmother, the lady, died Iolanda Anitori. As reported by the Corriere di Viterbo, the woman died at the age of 83, due to the coronavirus. A very painful loss for Mengoni, who had often mentioned grandmother Iolanda in her interviews on television. The funeral was held on Saturday 6 November in the cathedral of Ronciglione, the small town in the province of Viterbo where Mengoni was born and raised.
Mengoni’s grandmother hospitalized a few days ago for Covid
Mrs. Anitori, the musician’s maternal grandmother, had been hospitalized in the infectious disease ward of the Belcolle hospital in Viterbo, after contracting Covid-19. It appears that she was free of previous pathologies, but would have died within a couple of days of hospitalization. She was a well known trader in the area, known for running a business for many years high fashion shop-atelier in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III. He left his children Nadia (Marco Mengoni’s mother), Graziella and Sandro Ferrari, and the brothers Diana, Marcella, Mina, Antonio, Mario. The whole family is dedicated to commerce, so much so that six businesses are closed due to mourning. Also from the Corriere di Viterbo, we learn that others would be infected in the family.
Marco Mengoni’s affection for grandmother Iolanda
Iolanda Anitori was a big fan of her nephew and had closely followed all the stages of his career. “I thank a woman who with strength, tenacity and sweetness is for me, every day, un unique example. Thank you, grandmother Iolanda “, the Lazio singer had written on social media a few years ago. Elegant and gifted with great sympathy, she was well known to Mengoni’s fans, who considered her a sort of mascot. He was present in the audience of X Factor, when he won the 2009 edition.
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