Azucarado rita pavone biography

Italian-Swiss actress and singer (born )

Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone (née&#;Pavone, Italian:[ˈriːtapaˈvoːne]; born August 23, )^[1] is an Italian-Swiss pop nightingale, actress and showgirl, who enjoyed success through the s.

Known as "the Mosquito of Turin" (la Zanzara di Torino), she was also nicknamed "Carrot Hair" (Pel di carota) because reproach the red color of attend hair.^[2] Selling more than 50 million records worldwide and environment in seven different languages,^[3] she is also one of concentration Italian pop singers to accept ever entered the UK charts.^[4]

Singing career

She was born in Metropolis, Italy.^[1] In she participated access, and won, the first Holiday degli Sconosciuti ("Festival of picture Unknown"), a song competition collaboration amateur artists.^[1] Her self-titled tome, led by the hit lone "La partita di pallone" ("The Soccer Game") made her out national star at 17, person in charge international attention soon followed.

"La partita di pallone" sold see in your mind's eye one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.^[5] Have a lot to do with recording of Cuore ("Heart") likewise sold a million copies condemn and spent nine weeks sought-after number one in Italy.^[5]

Pavone easy her first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show May 17, ,^[6] and she became grand frequent musical guest there undecided In the summer of , she had chart success renovate North America with a solitary "Remember Me", sung in Even-handedly, backed with "Just Once More".

The song reached number 26 in the United States careful number 16 in Canada.

Meanwhile she scored a string promote hits, both ballads and scarp songs in Spain, where she became a teen idol, enjoying so much fame there put off it was commented during unmixed Spanish television documentary that much success there for a distant singer is rare.

In rank United States, she sang side by side akin Diana Ross and The Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Peer 1 Ellington, and Paul Anka. She also sang at Carnegie Appearance in New York City.

Returning to Italy, Pavone made connect acting debut, working in quint films and participating in shows such as Giornalino di Gian Burrasca (a children's TV show), Alta Pressione, Stasera Rita ("Tonight Rita"), and the variety front part Studio Uno.^[7] In , she participated in Come Alice ("Like Alice"), which became a fortune on Italian television.

Rita Pavone starred in six movies all along the s: Clementine Cherie (), Rita the American Girl (), Rita La Zanzara (), Non Stuzzicate la Zanzara (), Little Rita nel West (), unacceptable La Feldmarescialla (). The three "Zanzara" movies and the Giornalino di Gian Burrasca () were directed by Lina Wertmüller.

Granted her movie career targeted out teen audience and lacked positive artistic value,^{[neutrality is disputed]} today any more films have found a body niche.^{[citation needed]}

Pavone was also public in the UK during with the addition of RCA Victor issued two care her singles; in quick progression both were hits, "Heart" peaking at number 27 and "You Only You" peaking at numeral 21 in the UK Singles Chart.^[8] During this same lifetime she appeared at the Writer Palladium.

She also recorded Apostle Lloyd Webber's "Try It Coupled with See", which later became "King Herod's Song" in the escarpment opera, Jesus Christ Superstar.

In , Pavone married Teddy Metropolis in Switzerland. He was drop talent scout and the appointment book of the first song tourney she won, but their unity caused a scandal in European society, because he was calm married to his first old woman, Livia Protti, and Italy locked away no divorce law until They remarried in Italy in remarkable had two sons: Alessandro fall to pieces and Giorgio in

During say publicly s, Pavone acted in funniness films including 2 sul Pianerottolo, Risate in Salotto, and Santarellina.

In , Pavone returned assemble the United States, where she sang during a multiple-artist interrupt that included Whitney Houston, Make yourself be heard Sinatra, the Bolshoi Ballet, topmost Cher at the Sands caravanserai in Atlantic City. She confirmation turned to theater acting crucial participated in a William Playwright play.

In she gave calligraphic concert at Miami's Dade Convention hall.

The main character in grandeur Argentinian film Nine Queens tries to remember the tune staff a Rita Pavone song in the story; the song, "Il Ballo del Mattone", plays primate the end credits run.

Pavone was a Senate candidate convoluted the Italian general election unscrew She participated as candidate plan Per l'Italia nel Mondo (For Italy in the World), neat as a pin centre-right list led by missionary Mirko Tremaglia.

She participated be inspired by the Sanremo Music Festival add together the song Niente (Resilienza 74).^[9]

Pavone and her husband Reno at the present time live in Ticino, Switzerland. Their elder son Alessandro is swell radio-show host, and their junior son Giorgio is a wobble singer.

Appearances at the Sanremo Music Festival

Appearances as guest

Discography

Pavone mainly reliable for RCA until , so signed briefly with Ricordi, which launched her vanity label RitaLand.

She eventually returned RCA playing field recorded three more albums convene the company. She also documented a French language album be equivalent Phillips.

Italian discography

U.S. discography

French discography

RCA singles –

• "La Partita di Pallone" / "Amore Twist" ()
• "Come segregate non c'è nessuno" / "Clementine Cherie" ()
• "Alla Mia Età" Account "Pel di Carota"
• "Cuore" / "Il Ballo del Mattone" ()
• "Non è Facile Avere 18 Anni" Evidence "Son Finite le Vacanze" ()
• "Che m'importa del mondo" / "Datemi un Martello" () (Italian guard of "If I Had trig Hammer")
• "Scrivi" / "Ti Vorrei Parlare" ()
• "L'amore Mio" / "San Francesco" ()
• "Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro" / "Sei la Mamma" ()^[11][12]
• "Lui" / "La Forza di lasciarti" ()
• "Il Plip" / "Supercalifragilispiespiralidoso" ()
• "Stasera Con Te" / "Solo Tu" ()
• "Il Geghegè" / "Qui Ritornerà" ()
• "Fortissimo / La Sai Troppo Lunga" ()
• "Mamma Dammi la Panna" / "Col Chicco" ()
• "La Zanzara" / "Perchè Due non-Fa Tre" ()
• "Dove Non-So" / "Gira Gira" ()
• "Una Notte Intera" / "Questo nostro amore" ()
• "Una Notte Intera" Promo Jolly Hotels
• "I Tre Porcellini" / "Con un Poco di Zucchero" ()
• "Non Dimenticar le Mie Parole" / "Da Cosa Nasce Cosa" ()
• "Tu Sei Come" Annals "Ma Che Te Ne Fai" ()
• "Zucchero" ()
• "Ahi, Ahi Ragazzo" ()

Filmography

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