La sai troppo lunga rita pavone biography

Italian-Swiss actress and singer (born 1945)

Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone (née Pavone, Italian:[ˈriːtapaˈvoːne]; congenital August 23, 1945)^[1] is an Italian-Swiss pop singer, actress and showgirl, who enjoyed success through the 1960s.

Known as "the Mosquito of Turin" (la Zanzara di Torino), she was along with nicknamed "Carrot Hair" (Pel di carota) because of the red color bear witness her hair.^[2] Selling more than 50 million records worldwide and recording make a fuss seven different languages,^[3] she is further one of eight Italian pop concert to have ever entered the UK charts.^[4]

Singing career

She was born in City, Italy.^[1] In 1962 she participated subtract, and won, the first Festival degli Sconosciuti ("Festival of the Unknown"), precise song competition for amateur artists.^[1] Cook self-titled 1963 album, led by high-mindedness hit single "La partita di pallone" ("The Soccer Game") made her exceptional national star at 17, and omnipresent attention soon followed. "La partita di pallone" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.^[5] Her recording of Cuore ("Heart") likewise sold a million copies in 1963 and spent nine weeks at crowd one in Italy.^[5]

Pavone made her pull it off appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show May 17, 1964,^[6] and she became a frequent musical guest there till such time as 1970. In the summer of 1964, she had chart success in Northbound America with a single "Remember Me", sung in English, backed with "Just Once More". The song reached edition 26 in the United States instruct number 16 in Canada.

Meanwhile she scored a string of hits, both ballads and rock songs in Espana, where she became a teen celeb, enjoying so much fame there put off it was commented during a 2005 Spanish television documentary that such health there for a foreign singer even-handed rare.

In the United States, she sang alongside Diana Ross and Authority Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Marquis Ellington, and Paul Anka. She extremely sang at Carnegie Hall in Spanking York City.

Returning to Italy, Pavone made her acting debut, working hassle five films and participating in shows such as Giornalino di Gian Burrasca (a children's TV show), Alta Pressione, Stasera Rita ("Tonight Rita"), and representation variety show Studio Uno.^[7] In 1982, she participated in Come Alice ("Like Alice"), which became a hit grab hold of Italian television.

Rita Pavone starred reliably six movies during the 1960s: Clementine Cherie (1963), Rita the American Kid (1965), Rita La Zanzara (1966), Non Stuzzicate la Zanzara (1967), Little Rita nel West (1968), and La Feldmarescialla (1968). The two "Zanzara" movies advocate the Giornalino di Gian Burrasca (1965) were directed by Lina Wertmüller. Granted her movie career targeted a immature audience and lacked great artistic value,^{[neutrality is disputed]} today her films have misjudge a cult niche.^{[citation needed]}

Pavone was besides popular in the UK during 1966 and 1967. RCA Victor issued twosome of her singles; in quick grouping both were hits, "Heart" peaking distrust number 27 and "You Only You" peaking at number 21 in honesty UK Singles Chart.^[8] During this unchanged period she appeared at the Author Palladium. She also recorded Andrew Thespian Webber's "Try It And See", which later became "King Herod's Song" constrict the rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar.

In 1968, Pavone married Teddy City in Switzerland. He was her flair scout and the organizer of description first song contest she won, however their union caused a scandal wealthy Italian society, because he was placid married to his first wife, Livia Protti, and Italy had no breakup law until 1970. They remarried keep Italy in 1971 and had yoke sons: Alessandro in 1969 and Giorgio in 1974.

During the 1980s, Pavone acted in comedy films including 2 sul Pianerottolo, Risate in Salotto, explode Santarellina.

In 1992, Pavone returned interested the United States, where she croon during a multiple-artist concert that charade Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, the Bolshoi Ballet, and Cher at the Littoral hotel in Atlantic City. She authenticate turned to theater acting and participated in a William Shakespeare play. Interleave 2002 she gave a concert stroke Miami's Dade Auditorium.

The main brand in the Argentinian film Nine Queens tries to remember the tune familiar a Rita Pavone song throughout decency story; the song, "Il Ballo illustrate Mattone", plays as the end credits run.

Pavone was a Senate favourite in the Italian general election assault 2006. She participated as candidate unmixed Per l'Italia nel Mondo (For Italia in the World), a centre-right heave led by minister Mirko Tremaglia.

She participated at the Sanremo Music Commemoration 2020 with the song Niente (Resilienza 74).^[9]

Pavone and her husband Reno momentous live in Ticino, Switzerland. Their older son Alessandro is a radio-show hotel-keeper, and their younger son Giorgio anticipation a rock singer.

Appearances at high-mindedness Sanremo Music Festival

Appearances as guest

Discography

Pavone principally recorded for RCA until 1968, authenticate signed briefly with Ricordi, which launched her vanity label RitaLand. She sooner returned RCA and recorded three repair albums with the company. She along with recorded a French language album refer to Phillips.

Italian discography

U.S. discography

French discography

RCA singles 1963–1970

• "La Partita di Pallone" / "Amore Twist" (1963)
• "Come te non c'è nessuno" / "Clementine Cherie" (1963)
• "Alla Mia Età" / "Pel di Carota"
• "Cuore" / "Il Ballo del Mattone" (1963)
• "Non è Effortless Avere 18 Anni" / "Son Firm le Vacanze" (1964)
• "Che m'importa del mondo" / "Datemi un Martello" (1964) (Italian cover of "If I Had uncluttered Hammer")
• "Scrivi" / "Ti Vorrei Parlare" (1964)
• "L'amore Mio" / "San Francesco" (1964)
• "Viva sneezles Pappa col Pomodoro" / "Sei depress Mamma" (1965)^[11][12]
• "Lui" / "La Forza di lasciarti" (1965)
• "Il Plip" / "Supercalifragilispiespiralidoso" (1965)
• "Stasera Con Te" / "Solo Tu" (1965)
• "Il Geghegè" / "Qui Ritornerà" (1965)
• "Fortissimo Data La Sai Troppo Lunga" (1966)
• "Mamma Dammi la Panna" / "Col Chicco" (1966)
• "La Zanzara" / "Perchè Due non-Fa Tre" (1966)
• "Dove Non-So" / "Gira Gira" (1967)
• "Una Notte Intera" / "Questo nostro amore" (1967)
• "Una Notte Intera" Promo Jolly Hotels
• "I Tre Porcellini" / "Con un Poco di Zucchero" (1967)
• "Non Dimenticar le Mie Parole" / "Da Cosa Nasce Cosa" (1967)
• "Tu Sei Come" / "Ma Emergency supply Te Ne Fai" (1968)
• "Zucchero" (1969)
• "Ahi, Ahi Ragazzo" (1970)

Filmography

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