Franca Raimondi (8 July 1932 – 28 August 1988) was an Italian singer.

Born in Monopoli, Province of Bari, Apulia, Raimondi studied operatic singing and foreign languages.

[1] In 1955, Raimondi was among the winners of a RAI contest of new voices and got the chance to perform at the 1956 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, which she eventually won with the song "Aprite le finestre".

[1] In 1960 she entered the competition at the Festival di Napoli with "Canzone all'antica" ("Old-style song").

[1] In the later years she slowed her activities, focusing her career on live performances.