[2] As a teenager, she was a pop singer, and performed at the San Remo Festival.
[3][4] At age twenty, she decided she wanted to be a photographer.
[4] She attended the International Center of Photography in New York City.
[1] In 1995, Fiorio won the $10,000 Ernst Haas Prize for her documentary work.
[5][6] In 1997, Fiorio was named Documentary Photographer of the Year by the magazine American Photography.