Rita Pavone

Rita Pavone
Pavone in 1965
Born
Rita Ori Filomena Pavone

(1945-08-23) August 23, 1945 (age 79)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1962–present
Spouse
(m. 1968)
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1922. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ "Rita Pavone e Patty Pravo, tornano le regine del pop". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "La voce delle donne". La voce delle donne. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "RITA PAVONE | Songs and Albums | full Official Charts history". Official Charts. Retrieved June 28, 2024.