Biography
Adionilla Pizzi (Italian: [adjoˈnilla ˈpittsi]; 16 April 1919 – 12 March 2011), known by her stage name Nilla Pizzi, was an Italian singer and actress.
Born in Sant'Agata Bolognese, she was particularly famous in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. She is well known for winning the first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1951, singing "Grazie dei fiori". In addition, the following year (1952), she finished first, second, and third with "Vola colomba", "Papaveri e papere", and "Una donna prega" respectively; a presently unbeaten record.Through her Sanremo performance career, she presented a total of thirty-one songs, as well as participating three more times as a guest and once as a presenter. Endowed with a charismatic, warm voice, she is considered the most successful Sanremo singer of all time.
Filmography
all 14
Movies 11
self 4
TV Shows 3
The Sanremo Case (1990)
Melodrammore (1978)
Domenica In (1976)
The Mandrake (1965)
Biblioteca di Studio Uno: I tre moschettieri (1964)
Cantando sotto le stelle (1956)
The Last Race (1954)
Passionate song (1953)
I'll See You on the Balcony (1953)
10 love songs to save (1953)
Pentimento (1952)
Giovinezza (1952)
Il microfono è vostro (1951)
Sanremo Music Festival (1951)
Ratings
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1919-04-16
Deathday2011-03-12 (91 years old)
Birth NameAdionilla Pizzi
Birth PlaceSant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsAdionilla Pizzi, Нилла Пицци
AwardsGrand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Sanremo Music Festival
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Nilla Pizzi
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons