Rita Pavone

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Rita Pavone
Pavone in 1965
Born	Rita Ori Filomena Pavone (1945-08-23) August 23, 1945 (age 79) Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	1962–present
Spouse	Teddy Reno ​ (m. 1968)​
Website	www.ritapavone.it

Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone (née Pavone, Italian: [ˈriːta paˈvoːne]; born 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 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]