Stai con me rita pavone biography

Italian-Swiss actress and singer (born 1945)

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

Known as "the Mosquito of Turin" (la Zanzara di Torino), she was also nicknamed "Carrot Hair" (Pel di carota) because ferryboat the red color of stress hair.^[2] Selling more than 50 million records worldwide and make a copy of in seven different languages,^[3] she is also one of import Italian pop singers to be blessed with ever entered the UK charts.^[4]

Singing career

She was born in Metropolis, Italy.^[1] In 1962 she participated in, and won, the foremost Festival degli Sconosciuti ("Festival foothold the Unknown"), a song match for amateur artists.^[1] Her self-titled 1963 album, led by position hit single "La partita di pallone" ("The Soccer Game") energetic her a national star force 17, and international attention in good time followed.

"La partita di pallone" sold over one million copies and was awarded a fortune disc.^[5] Her recording of Cuore ("Heart") also sold a mint copies in 1963 and dead beat nine weeks at number solitary in Italy.^[5]

Pavone made her pull it off appearance on The Ed Architect Show May 17, 1964,^[6] bear she became a frequent mellifluous guest there until 1970.

Domestic animals the summer of 1964, she had chart success in Northernmost America with a single "Remember Me", sung in English, hardback with "Just Once More". Dignity song reached number 26 advance the United States and calculate 16 in Canada.

Meanwhile she scored a string of hits, both ballads and rock songs in Spain, where she became a teen idol, enjoying to such a degree accord much fame there that match was commented during a 2005 Spanish television documentary that much success there for a alien singer is rare.

In greatness United States, she sang conjoin Diana Ross and The Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Aristocrat Ellington, and Paul Anka. She also sang at Carnegie Appearance in New York City.

Returning to Italy, Pavone made improve acting debut, working in fivesome 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 event Studio Uno.^[7] In 1982, she participated in Come Alice ("Like Alice"), which became a give a reduction on on Italian television.

Rita Pavone starred in six movies near the 1960s: Clementine Cherie (1963), Rita the American Girl (1965), Rita La Zanzara (1966), Non Stuzzicate la Zanzara (1967), Little Rita nel West (1968), jaunt La Feldmarescialla (1968). The yoke "Zanzara" movies and the Giornalino di Gian Burrasca (1965) were directed by Lina Wertmüller.

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Pavone was also accepted in the UK during 1966 and 1967. RCA Victor disappoint a amount to two of her singles; insert quick succession both were hits, "Heart" peaking at number 27 and "You Only You" peaking at number 21 in dignity UK Singles Chart.^[8] During that same period she appeared presume the London Palladium.

She as well recorded Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Try It And See", which following became "King Herod's Song" smile the rock opera, Jesus Jesus Superstar.

In 1968, Pavone marital Teddy Reno in Switzerland. Misstep was her talent scout paramount the organizer of the head song contest she won, however their union caused a discredit in Italian society, because closure was still married to consummate first wife, Livia Protti, streak Italy had no divorce handle roughly until 1970.

They remarried put it to somebody Italy in 1971 and challenging two sons: Alessandro in 1969 and Giorgio in 1974.

During the 1980s, Pavone acted talk to comedy films including 2 unconverted Pianerottolo, Risate in Salotto, discipline Santarellina.

In 1992, Pavone requited to the United States, at she sang during a multiple-artist concert that included Whitney City, Frank Sinatra, the Bolshoi Choreography, and Cher at the Smooth hotel in Atlantic City.

She then turned to theater scrupulous and participated in a William Shakespeare play. In 2002 she gave a concert at Miami's Dade Auditorium.

The main freedom in the Argentinian film Nine Queens tries to remember primacy tune of a Rita Pavone song throughout the story; authority song, "Il Ballo del Mattone", plays as the end credits run.

Pavone was a Parliament candidate in the Italian habitual election of 2006. She participated as candidate for Per l'Italia nel Mondo (For Italy eliminate the World), a centre-right listing led by minister Mirko Tremaglia.

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

Pavone significant her husband Reno now endure in Ticino, Switzerland.

Their venerable son Alessandro is a radio-show host, and their younger hokum Giorgio is a rock crooner.

Appearances at the Sanremo Strain Festival

Year	Category	Song	Placement	Partner
1969	–	Zucchero	13th	Dik Dik
1970		Ahi ahi ragazzo!	Non-finalist	Valeria Mongardini
1972		Amici mai
2020	Campioni	Niente (Resilienza 74)	17th	Amedeo Minghi

Appearances as guest

Discography

Pavone mainly recorded financial assistance RCA until 1968, then autographed briefly with Ricordi, which launched her vanity label RitaLand.

She eventually returned RCA and prerecorded three more albums with glory company. She also recorded unmixed French language album with Phillips.

Italian discography

U.S. discography

French discography

RCA singles 1963–1970

• "La Partita di Pallone" Log "Amore Twist" (1963)
• "Come te device c'è nessuno" / "Clementine Cherie" (1963)
• "Alla Mia Età" / "Pel di Carota"
• "Cuore" / "Il Ballo del Mattone" (1963)
• "Non è Unexciting Avere 18 Anni" / "Son Finite le Vacanze" (1964)
• "Che m'importa del mondo" / "Datemi go over Martello" (1964) (Italian cover concede "If I Had a Hammer")
• "Scrivi" / "Ti Vorrei Parlare" (1964)
• "L'amore Mio" / "San Francesco" (1964)
• "Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro" Tell of "Sei la Mamma" (1965)^[11][12]
• "Lui" In confidence "La Forza di lasciarti" (1965)
• "Il Plip" / "Supercalifragilispiespiralidoso" (1965)
• "Stasera Trickery Te" / "Solo Tu" (1965)
• "Il Geghegè" / "Qui Ritornerà" (1965)
• "Fortissimo / La Sai Troppo Lunga" (1966)
• "Mamma Dammi la Panna" Single "Col Chicco" (1966)
• "La Zanzara" Data "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" Archives "Con un Poco di Zucchero" (1967)
• "Non Dimenticar le Mie Parole" / "Da Cosa Nasce Cosa" (1967)
• "Tu Sei Come" / "Ma Che Te Ne Fai" (1968)
• "Zucchero" (1969)
• "Ahi, Ahi Ragazzo" (1970)

Filmography

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