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Cristina Barbieri (born 12 June 1963), best known as Diana Est, is an Italian singer who retired in the mid-1980s.

Diana Est
Birth name	Cristina Barbieri
Born	12 June 1963 (1963-06-12) (age 59)
Origin	Milan, Italy
Genres	Italo disco
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1981–1985
Labels	Dischi Ricordi

Life and career

Born in Milan, Barbieri started her career as the vocalist in a new wave group formed by alumni of the Santa Marta Music School in her hometown, first using her birth name Cristina, then adopting a number of stage names.[1] In 1981, she was put under contract by Dischi Ricordi and adopted the stage name Diana Est.[1] Shortly later, she made her record debut with "Tenax", an Italo disco song written by Enrico Ruggeri whose lyrics were partly in Italian and partly in Latin.[1][2] In 1983, she got her main hit with the song "Le Louvre", still written by Ruggeri.[1][3]

Following a further single, and once her contract with Ricordi expired, Est abruptly decided to quit showbusiness in the mid-1980s.[1][2] In 2002, the novelist Matteo B. Bianchi wrote a short story, Magnifica ossessione (i.e. "Magnificent obsession") about the imaginary life of Est after her retirement.[4]

Barbieri is the niece of singer-songwriter Mario Lavezzi.[1]

Discography

Singles

• "Tenax" / "Notte senza pietà" (1982)
• "Le louvre" / "Marmo di città" / "Le louvre" (instrumental) (1983)
• "Diamanti" / "Pekino" (1984)[2]

Further reading

• Cristian Cizmar. "Diana Est, una meteora dalla scia luminosa". Raro! (245). July 2012. pp. 59–63.

References

External links

• Diana Est discography at Discogs

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