Gianni cavina e 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 singer, 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 of the red color of her hair.^[2] Selling more than 50 million records worldwide and recording in seven different languages,^[3] she is also one of eight Italian pop singers to have ever entered the UK charts.^[4]

Singing career

She was born in Turin, Italy.^[1] In she participated in, and won, the first Festival degli Sconosciuti ("Festival of the Unknown"), a song competition for amateur artists.^[1] Her self-titled album, led by the hit single "La partita di pallone" ("The Soccer Game") made her a national star at 17, and international attention soon foll