Mariella Nava

Mariella Nava
Born 3 February 1960 (1960-02-03) (age 56)
Taranto
Occupation Singer-songwriter

Mariella Nava, stage name of Maria Giuliana Nava (born 3 February 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Born in Taranto, Nava made her official debut as a songwriter in 1985 with the song "Questi figli", which she had sent by mail to Gianni Morandi and which Morandi included in his album Uno su mille.[1][2] In 1987 she started a long collaboration with the producers Antonio Coggio and Roberto Davini; the same year she debuted at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Fai piano".[1][2]

Between 1987 and 2005 Nava entered the competition at the Sanremo Festival eight times, ranking third in 1999 with the song "Così è la vita".[1][2] As a songwriter, she collaborated with Andrea Bocelli, Renato Zero, Lucio Dalla, Mango, Amii Stewart, Ornella Vanoni, Loredana Berté, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Mietta, Gigi D'Alessio among others.[1][2] In 2005 her song "It's Forever", sung in a duet with Dionne Warwick, was chosen as the official song of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships held in Bormio.[1]

Discography

Album

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.

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