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Rita Pavone (born August 23, - Turin) is an Italian ballad and rock singer who enjoyed success through the s. Pavone is also an actress.

She participated in the first Festa degli Sconosciuti ("Feast of the Unknown"), a prestigious television competition, in , winning the contest. Her self-titled album, led by the hit single "La partita di pallone" ("The Ball Game") made her a national star at 17, and international attention soon followed.
In , Pavone married the contest's organizer, the also well known Italian singer Teddy Reno.
In , Pavone participated as a musician guest in The Ed Sullivan Show, becoming a frequent guest there until Meanwhile, Pavone scored a string of hits, both with ballads and rock songs, in Spain, where she became a teen idol. Pavone enjoyed so much fame in Spain that it was commented, during a television documentary from that country, that such success for a foreign singer there is indeed rare.
Rita Pavone in the United States sang alongside Diana Ross and The Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Duke Ellington and a number of singers of the era. It is said that Elvis Presley made a painting of her after she went to Memphis and he met her at a recording studio. Barbra Streisand recorded a duo with her. Pavone sang at Carnegie Hall in New York city during this era.
Returning to Italy, she made her debut as an actress, working in five films and participating in shows such as Giornalino di Gian Burrasca (a children TV show), Alta Pressione, Stasera Rita ("Tonight Rita") and Studio Uno, a variety show. In , she participated in Come Alice ("Like Alice"), which became a hit in Italian television.
Rita Pavone starred in six movies during the s; Clementine Cherie (), Rita la figlia americana (), Rita la zanzara (), Non stuzzicate la zanzara (), Little Rita nel west () and La Feldmarescialla (). The two "zanzara" movies, together with the Giornalino di Gianburrasca () were directed

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Rita Pavone (born 23 August ) is an Italian ballad and rock singer who enjoyed success through the s. Pavone is also an actress.

She was born in Turin, northern Italy. She enjoyed performing from an early age and made her first public appearance in singing an Al Jolson song at the Alfieri Theatre in her hometown. As a teenager she took a job ironing in a clothes factory and supplemented her income by singing at various local clubs.

In she participated in the first Festival degli Sconosciuti ("Festival of the Unknown"), a song competition for amateur artists, winning the contest. 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 followed. "La partita di pallone" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Her recording of "Cuore" ("Heart") also sold a million copies in , spending nine weeks at number one in Italy.

In the summer of she had chart success in North America with a record sung in English called "Remember Me", backed with "Just Once More". The song reached #26 in the United States and #16 in Canada.

In , Pavone participated as a musician guest in The Ed Sullivan Show, becoming a frequent guest there until Meanwhile, she scored a string of hits, both with ballads and rock songs, in Spain, where she became a teen idol. In the United States she sang alongside Diana Ross and The Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Duke Ellington, Paul Anka and a number of singers of the era. It is said that Elvis Presley made a painting of her after she went to Memphis and he met her at a recording studio. Pavone sang at Carnegie Hall in New York city during this era.

Rita Pavone starred in six movies during the s; Clementine Cherie (), Rita, la figlia americana (), Rita la zanzara (), Non stuzzicate la zanzara (), Little Rita nel west () and La Feldmarescialla (). The two "zanzara" movies, together with the Giornalino di Gianb

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Rita Pavone

Rita Pavone is an Italian-Swiss ballad and rock singer and actress, who enjoyed success through the s.

Singles[]

Year	Image	Title	Peak	Weeks
		"Son Finite Le Vacanze"	9	13
		"Scrivi"	16	10

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Rita Pavone

Italian-Swiss actress and singer (born )

Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone (née&#;Pavone, Italian:[ˈriːtapaˈvoːne]; born August 23, ) 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. Selling more than 50 million records worldwide and recording in seven different languages, she is also one of eight Italian pop singers to have ever entered the UK charts.

Singing career

She was born in Turin, Italy. In she participated in, and won, the first Festival degli Sconosciuti ("Festival of the Unknown"), a song competition for amateur artists. 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 followed. "La partita di pallone" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Her recording of Cuore ("Heart") also sold a million copies in and spent nine weeks at number one in Italy.

Pavone made her first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show May 17, , and she became a frequent musical guest there until In the summer of , 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 the United States and number 16 in Canada.

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 Spanish television documentary that such success there for a foreign singer is rare.

In the United States, she sang alongside Diana Ross and The Supremes, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Jones, Duke Ellington, and Paul Anka. She also sang at Carnegie Hall in New York City.