The little girl was born under the sign of Aquarius, on January 27, 1960 in Los Angeles.
Most likely it is her mother, a dancer with distant Italian origins, who passed on the dance gene to her. Between the ages of twelve and eighteen he collected prizes and scholarships, also dancing in the American Ballet Theater ”in New York, with Michail Baryšhnikov.
The audition of Heather in RAI takes place with an improvised dance on the desk of the Director Giovanni Salvi, which also includes Elena Balestri, Pippo Baudo and the director Luigi Bonori.
Thus opens the era of TV acronyms and “She” will forever be the undisputed queen.
The debut took place in 1979 with the theme song Noi too sung by the New Trolls in Pippo Baudo’s show “Luna Park”.
But the consecration comes in the autumn of 1979 with the “Fantastico” conducted by Loretta Goggi and Beppe Grillo, where the opening theme song “ Disco Child ” dances. This song has sold more than a million records and remained for several weeks in the 1st position of the best-selling singles, as well as being placed at the 11th position of the best-selling singles of 1980 (the year after its release !!!).
In 1981 another great success of the showgirl, again with the “Fantastico” variety, conducted by Claudio Cecchetto. The single from the opening theme, ” Cicale “, wins the Gold Disc for sales.
In the autumn of 1983 and 1984, with the fourth and fifth edition of “Fantastico” he is the protagonist of the opening theme songs where he sings and dances, ” Ceralacca ” and ” Crilù ” by far the favorite of Heather Parisi.
Even today we sing and dance to her notes, vaguely trying to imitate what she did … I still love her today … and you?