[6] After winning a beauty contest in her native region, Liguria, Sabrina started modelling, and in 1984 she made her television debut on the Italian prime time show Premiatissima on Canale 5.

[9] "Boys" gained popularity for its famous video, which included suggestive scenes of Sabrina dancing in a bikini that occasionally slipped down to reveal part of her nipples.

[10][4] Matt Aitken praised Sabrina's performance in the studio, saying "as a singer she was pretty decent", but noted her modest clothing during the session "did not fulfil the promise that was expected.

"[10] He expressed some disappointment over the song's chart performance relative to the success of "Boys", noting that "maybe the shock value was gone, or maybe they didn't shoot the right scene in the swimming pool for the video.

"[10] Later in that year, her second studio album, Super Sabrina, was released, and she maintained her image as a European sex symbol thanks to the raunchy videos that accompanied hits such as "My Chico" (her highest-charting single in Italy)[11] and "Like a Yo-Yo", produced by Giorgio Moroder.

[12] In 1989, she starred in the Italian comedy film Fratelli d'Italia, directed by Neri Parenti, alongside such actors as Christian De Sica, Jerry Calà, and Massimo Boldi.

In 1996, she established her own recording studio in Treviso with her future husband Enrico Monti, and released her first Italian language album, Maschio dove sei which showcased her more mature pop rock sound.

[4] She continued to host several TV-shows, including the game show Il mercante in fiera and Cocco di mamma on Rai 1.

In 2007, Sabrina toured France and published a cover version of the disco classic "Born to Be Alive" on her Myspace page.

She also performed at another ‘80s revival concert in Poland, which was part of the Sopot Festival, together with Kim Wilde, Samantha Fox, Sandra, Thomas Anders (ex-Modern Talking), Limahl and Shakin' Stevens.

[4] In 2010, Sabrina and English singer Samantha Fox released a cover version of Blondie's hit "Call Me" as a duet.

During March and April 2014, Sabrina performed with and mentored a dance group called LECCEzione on Rai 1 prime time TV-show La Pista.