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Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone(néePavone,Italian:[ˈriːtapaˈvoːne];born August 23, 1945)[1]is an Italian-Swiss pop singer, actress andshowgirl,who enjoyed success through the 1960s.
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| Born | Rita Ori Filomena Pavone August 23, 1945 |
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| Years active | 1962–present |
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| Website | www |
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
editShe was born inTurin,Italy.[1]In 1962 she participated in, and won, the first Festival degli Sconosciuti ( "Festival of the Unknown" ), a song competition for amateur artists.[1]Her self-titled 1963 album, led by the hit single "La partita di pallone"(" The Soccer Game ") made her a national star at 17, and international attention soon followed." La partita di pallone "sold over one million copies and was awarded agold disc.[5]Her recording ofCuore( "Heart" ) also sold a million copies in 1963 and spent nine weeks at number one in Italy.[5]
Pavone made her first appearance onThe Ed Sullivan ShowMay 17, 1964,[6]and she became a frequent musical guest there until 1970. In the summer of 1964, she had chart success in North America with a single "Remember Me", sung in English, backed with "Just Once More". The song reached number 26 in theUnited Statesand number 16 inCanada.
Meanwhile she scored a string of hits, both ballads and rock songs in Spain, where she became a teen idol, enjoying so much fame there that it was commented during a 2005 Spanish-television documentary that such success there for a foreign singer is rare.
In the United States, she sang alongsideDiana RossandThe Supremes,Ella Fitzgerald,Tom Jones,Duke Ellington,andPaul Anka.She also sang atCarnegie Hallin New York City.
Returning to Italy, Pavone made her acting debut, working in five films and participating in shows such asGiornalino di Gian Burrasca(a children's TV show),Alta Pressione,Stasera Rita( "Tonight Rita" ), and the variety showStudio Uno.[7]In 1982, she participated inCome Alice( "Like Alice" ), which became a hit on Italian television.
Rita Pavone starred in six movies during the 1960s:Clementine Cherie(1963),Rita, la Figlia Americana(1965),Rita La Zanzara(1966),Non Stuzzicate la Zanzara(1967),Little Rita nel West(1968), andLa Feldmarescialla(1968). The two "Zanzara" movies and theGiornalino di Gian Burrasca(1965) were directed byLina Wertmüller.Although her movie career targeted a teen audience and lacked great artistic value, today her films have found a cult niche.
Pavone was also popular in the UK during 1966 and 1967. RCA Victor issued two of her singles; in quick succession both were hits, "Heart" peaking at number 27 and "You Only You" peaking at number 21 in theUK Singles Chart.[8] During this same period she appeared at theLondon Palladium.She also recordedAndrew Lloyd Webber's "Try It And See", which later became "King Herod's Song" in the rock opera,Jesus Christ Superstar.
In 1968, Pavone marriedTeddy Renoin Switzerland. He was her talent scout and the organizer of the first song contest she won, but their union caused a scandal in Italian society, because he was still married to his first wife, Livia Protti, and Italy had no divorce law until 1970. They remarried in Italy in 1971 and had two sons: Alessandro in 1969 and Giorgio in 1974.
During the 1980s, Pavone acted incomedy filmsincluding2 sul Pianerottolo,Risate in Salotto,andSantarellina.
In 1992, Pavone returned to the United States, where she sang during a multiple-artist concert that includedWhitney Houston,Frank Sinatra,theBolshoi Ballet,andCherat theSands hotelinAtlantic City.She then turned to theater acting and participated in aWilliam Shakespeareplay. In 2002 she gave a concert at Miami's Dade Auditorium.
The main character in the Argentinian filmNine Queenstries to remember the tune of a Rita Pavone song throughout the story; the song, "Il Ballo del Mattone", plays as the end credits run.
Pavone was a Senate candidate in theItalian general electionof 2006. She participated as candidate forPer l'Italia nel Mondo(For Italy in the World), a centre-right list led by ministerMirko Tremaglia.
She participated at theSanremo Music Festival 2020with the songNiente (Resilienza 74).[9]
Pavone and her husband Reno now live inTicino,Switzerland. Their elder son Alessandro is a radio-show host, and their younger son Giorgio is a rock singer.
Appearances at the Sanremo Music Festival
edit| Year | Category | Song | Placement | Partner |
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| 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
edit| Year | Artists | Song | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Toto CutugnoandAnnalisa Minetti | Come noi nessuno al mondo | S. Cutugno |
Discography
editPavone mainly recorded forRCAuntil 1968, then signed briefly withRicordi,which launched her vanity label RitaLand. She eventually returned RCA and recorded three more albums with the company. She also recorded a French language album withPhillips.
Italian discography
edit- Rita Pavone(1963, re-released on CD in 2003)
- Non è Facile Avere 18 Anni(1964)
- Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca(1965)
- Stasera Rita(1965)
- È Nata una Stella(1966, compilation)
- Ci Vuole Poco(1967)
- Little Rita nel West(1968)
- Rita 70
- Viaggio a Ritaland(1970)
- Gli Italiani Vogliono Cantare(1972)
- Rita ed Io(1976)
- RP(1980)
- Gemma e le Altre(1989)
- Masters(2013)
U.S. discography
edit- Rita Pavone - The International Teenage Sensation(1964)
- Small Wonder(1964)
- This is Rita Pavone(1965)
French discography
edit- Dame Baby PoupéePhilips – 9101 209 (1979)[10]
RCA singles 1963–1970
edit- "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 Facile Avere 18 Anni" / "Son Finite le Vacanze" (1964)
- "Che m'importa del mondo"/" Datemi un Martello "(1964) (Italian cover of"If I Had a Hammer")
- "Scrivi" / "Ti Vorrei Parlare" (1964)
- "L'amore Mio" / "San Francesco" (1964)
- "Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro"/" Sei la 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 / 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 Che Te Ne Fai" (1968)
- "Zucchero" (1969)
- "Ahi, Ahi Ragazzo" (1970)
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Rita the American Girl | 1965 | Rita Benvenuti | Feature film debut |
| Rita the Mosquito | 1966 | Rita Santangelo | |
| Don't Sting the Mosquito | 1967 | Rita Santangelo | |
| Rita of the West | 1967 | Little Rita | |
| The Crazy Kids of the War | 1967 | Rita | |
| Due sul pianerottolo | 1976 | Mimma Castigliano |
References
edit- ^abcColin Larkin,ed. (1992).The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music(First ed.).Guinness Publishing.p. 1922.ISBN0-85112-939-0.
- ^"Rita Pavone e Patty Pravo, tornano le regine del pop".Corriere della Sera.Archivedfrom the original on November 7, 2015.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
- ^"La voce delle donne".La voce delle donne.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
- ^"RITA PAVONE | Songs and Albums | full Official Charts history".Official Charts.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
- ^abMurrells, Joseph (1978).The Book of Golden Discs(2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p.164.ISBN978-0-214-20512-5.
- ^Ackerman, Paul, ed. (May 9, 1964)."Rita Pavone Arrives for RCA's Promotion Tour"(PDF).Billboard.76(19). Cincinnati, OH, USA: Cook, Hal B.: 3.ISSN0006-2510.RetrievedSeptember 13,2024.
[Pavone] is set to appear on the Ed Sullivan show on May 17
- ^Brioni, Cecilia (2017)."Between Two Stages: Rita Pavone and i Giovani on Studio Uno (1961–1966)".Italian Studies.72(4): 414–427.doi:10.1080/00751634.2017.1370895.S2CID149186139.
- ^Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 421.ISBN978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^Scarpone, Cristian (January 6, 2020)."Sanremo 2020: colpo di scena di Amadeus, due Big in più in gara".eurofestivalnews(in Italian).RetrievedFebruary 5,2020.
- ^"Rita Pavone - Dame Baby Poupée".Discogs.RetrievedOctober 1,2022.
- ^Michael McKenna (November 6, 2012)."Rita Pavone – Viva La Pappa Col Pomodoro".YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^"Heineken – The Match".Vimeo.
External links
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- Rita PavoneatIMDb
- Cecilia Brioni, 'Between Two Stages: Rita Pavone and i giovani on Studio Uno (1961–1966), Italian Studies, 72:4, p. 414–427.[1]
