Patty pravo biography

Italian singer (born 1948)

Musical artist

Nicoletta Strambelli (born 9 April 1948),^[1] known professionally as Patty Pravo, is an Romance singer. She debuted in 1966 meticulous remained most successful commercially for loftiness rest of the 1960s and from the beginning to the end of the 1970s. Having suffered a get worse in popularity in the following decade,^[2] she experienced a career revival improvement mid-late 1990s and reinstated her ticket on Italian music charts. Her peak popular songs include "La bambola" (1968), "Pazza idea" (1973), "Pensiero stupendo" (1978), and "...E dimmi che non vuoi morire" (1997). She scored fourteen fit to drop 10 albums (including three number ones) and twelve top 10 singles (including two number ones) in her wild Italy. Pravo participated at the Sanremo Music Festival ten times, most latterly in 2019, and has won unite critics' awards. She also performed 12 times at the Festivalbar.

Background endure early life

Strambelli was born to parents Aldo Strambelli and Bruna Caporin,^[3] slab was raised in a liberal way at her paternal grandparents' place.^[4][5] She spent her formative years in Venezia where she was acquainted with Earth poet Ezra Pound and the vanguard Pope John XXIII.^[2][4] She started captivating piano, dance and solfège classes outlandish a young age, and entered grandeur Benedetto Marcello Music Conservatory straight bash into the fourth grade when she was ten.^[6][7]

Career

1960s and 1970s

In 1962, deeply awkward by the passing of her elder, she left Venice and moved lengthen London to learn English.^[6] At loftiness age of seventeen, she moved drawback Rome where she began her duration dancing and singing at the currently opened Piper Club, which earned crack up the nickname "la ragazza del Piper" ("The Piper Girl").^[8] There is shipshape and bristol fashion number of versions as to rank origins of her stage name, nevertheless most likely, "Patty" came from attack of English girls that the chorister was dining with on one case, and "Pravo" was inspired by justness expression "anime prave" ("wicked souls") dismiss Dante Alghieri's Divine Comedy.^[4][6][9]

Having secured uncut contract with RCA Italiana, Patty unfastened her first single in late 1966, "Ragazzo triste" (English: "Sad Boy"), loftiness Italian version of "But You're Mine" by Sonny & Cher. Although suitable of the lyrics caused objections outsider the national radio network RAI, advance would be the first pop melody broadcast on Vatican Radio,^[10][11] and reached the top 20 in the profitable chart. Pravo scored another top 20 single in 1967, "Se perdo te" ("If I Lose You"), written emergency English songwriter Paul Korda and originator performed by P. P. Arnold by the same token "The Time Has Come". She undemanding brief appearances in various Italian movies, including Camillo Mastrocinque's The Most Charming Couple in the World and three pictures by Mariano Laurenti, usually the theater the popular song "Qui e là" ("Here and There").^[12]

In 1968, she unconfined what would become one of affiliate signature songs, "La bambola" ("The Doll"). It was a number 1 reduce the price of in Italy for nine consecutive weeks, and also charted internationally in Continent and South America. The single vend a million copies within months existing was later awarded a gold disc.^[13] It was followed by a chart-topping self-titled debut album and a rebuff. 2 hit "Sentimento" ("Feeling"). Pravo went on to release two more refrain from 10 hits: "Tripoli 1969" and "Il paradiso" ("Paradise"), the latter performed custom Festivalbar. Both were included on deny second album, Concerto per Patty (Concert for Patty), which peaked at pollex all thumbs butte. 5. In autumn 1969, she floating another top 20 single "Nel giardino dell'amore" ("In the Garden of Love") which she performed to some prosperity in the variety showCanzonissima.

Pravo took part in the Sanremo Music Anniversary 1970 with the song "La spada nel cuore" ("A Sword in excellence Heart") performed in duet with Short Tony. The song placed fifth extort the contest^[14] and was a sea-chart success. She then released another soundtrack called just Patty Pravo which flawed a change of musical direction distance from beat music towards a more tuneful repertoire. The LP reached the walk out 10 of the Italian chart tolerate included the hit "Per te" ("For You"), and a duet with Parliamentarian Charlebois "La solitudine" ("Loneliness"). Pravo misconstrue success in France, where she was dubbed "Italian Édith Piaf" for quash interpretation of "Non, je ne regrette rien".^[15] She followed it with smart music special Bravo Pravo broadcast continual French TV on New Year's Snuggle down 1971. It would also be high-mindedness title of her new LP. Conj albeit it was her lowest-charting album downy that point, it spawned the favoured Italian version of Jacques Brel's "Ne me quitte pas", titled "Non andare via", and another top 5 fortune "Tutt'al più".

After her contract clatter RCA had expired, Pravo signed take on Philips Records and recorded a three times as much of albums, released in quick successions between 1971 and 1972. They consisted of more sophisticated and complex stuff. The first one was Di vero in fondo, accompanied by a singular with Italian version of "(Where Compulsion I Begin?) Love Story". Both position album and the single reached rank top 10 in Italy. The masses two LPs, Per aver visto practise uomo piangere e soffrire Dio si trasformò in musica e poesia (To See a Man Cry and Live out, God Turned Himself into Music swallow Poetry) and Sì... incoerenza (Yes... Inconsistency), did not fare as well, however still placed within the top 20. In the meantime, Pravo released excellent standalone single "Non ti bastavo più" ("I Wasn't Enough to You Anymore") which reached no. 6.

In 1973, the singer reunited with her earlier label RCA and released what would become one of the biggest hits of her career, the ballad "Pazza idea" ("Crazy Idea"). It spent combine months atop the Italian singles rough draft, staying consecutively in the top 5 for over four months, eventually production in over 1,5 million copies. Probity song's parent album, also titled Pazza idea, was a number 1 upheaval the Italian sales chart six weeks in a row. Pravo collaborated gangster the same team of songwriters fib her next LP, Mai una signora (Never a Lady), released in 1974. It was another chart-topper, and spawned the popular single "Come un Pierrot" ("Like a Pierrot") and the Festivalbar song "Quale signora" ("Which Lady"). Engage 1975, she released Incontro (The Meeting), an album reportedly recorded in solitary three days.^[16] It was a profitable success and reached no. 4 cover the sales chart. The title inexpensively was performed at the Festivalbar impressive reached no. 6 in Italy.

In spring 1976, Pravo released Tanto (So Much), a collaboration with Vangelis, who arranged the songs and played keyboards on the album.^[17] It was unornamented top 10 chart success in Italia, and the title song was do at the Festivalbar outside competition. Posterior in 1976, she released yet regarding self-titled record, this time for Dischi Ricordi. The album was highly exploratory in nature, introducing rock and alarm into Pravo's music, and heavily contemn uncommon at that time synthesizers. Gang underperformed commercially, although the single "Grand hotel" was moderately successful in nobleness charts.

At the end of 1977, Pravo signed with RCA for ethics third time, and the following day released the single "Pensiero stupendo" ("Wonderful Thought"). It became one of other biggest hits, reaching no. 2 march in the Italian chart and staying unfailingly the top 5 for nine sequent weeks. The song was later star in the album Miss Italia which peaked at no. 8 in Italia. Some of the songs from that LP were performed in the doubtful Italian TV show Stryx, in which Pravo appeared alongside such singers in that Amanda Lear and Grace Jones.^[18][19] Divulge 1979, she recorded a new notebook in Munich with German producers Rainer Pietsch and Michael Holm, hence description title Munich Album. Musically, it was a blend of electronic and escarpment music, influenced by punk,^[20][21] which was also reflected in Pravo's new graphic. The LP did not match righteousness success of the predecessor, but spawned the moderate hit "Autostop".

1980s president 1990s

Following the hostility of the European press, and her disappointment in Romance music scene, Pravo moved to excellence United States in the early 80s.^[22][23] She posed nude for the Sept 1980 issue of the Italian print run of Playboy,^[24] and for the Dec 1981 issue of Playmen.^[25] While curb America, Pravo recorded a new wave-influenced LP, Cerchi (Circles), released in June 1982 by CBO Records. Originally notch to be an entirely English-language classify, it eventually featured songs performed imprison Italian, English and French. It was only a moderate success, peaking dubious No. 24.

Her 1984 single "Per una bambola" ("For a Doll") won the critics' award at the Sanremo Festival^[14] and was a top 20 chart success. However, the song's procreator album, Occulte persuasioni (Hidden Persuasions), free by CGD, failed to make stop off impact on the sales chart, notwithstanding favourable reviews.^[26] She recorded a lean-to of covers of vintage songs which were broadcast in the popular Boob tube show Premiatissima.^[27] In 1985, she confidential a moderate chart success with righteousness song "Menù" which she also at the Festivalbar.

In 1987, Flattery entered the Sanremo Festival contest brush up. Her song "Pigramente signora" ("Lazily exceptional Lady") was a cover of Dan Fogelberg's "To the Morning", yet integrity singer was accused of plagiarism.^[28] Influence song did not fare well hem in the contest,^[14] although it reached Inept. 18 on the Italian singles sale chart. The controversy led to rank cancellation of her new contract become infected with Virgin Records. Pravo released an soundtrack titled Pazza idea with new versions of her old material, and take on 1988, the LP Pigramente signora, marvellous collection of songs she had verifiable in the past few years, containing the recent single "Contatto". Neither carryon them was successful in the charts.

Her next album, Oltre l'Eden... (Beyond Eden...), was produced by Paolo Dossena and released by Fonit Cetra improve 1989. Although it was not cool chart success, it met with gain critical reception^[29] and is often purported as one of Pravo's best works.^[7] The title track took part dust the Festivalbar song contest. In 1990, Pravo was due to perform distinction song "Donna con te" ("Woman collect You") at Sanremo, but shortly earlier the event, she raised reservations regard the lyrics and asked for main changes. Her request was rejected famous she eventually refused to perform. Blue blood the gentry song was then given to Anna Oxa to perform in the war to much success.^[30] In the by far year, Pravo released another album carefulness re-recordings of her classic hits, Pazza idea eccetera eccetera... for the fame Five, but it was not nifty commercial success.

In 1992, Pravo was arrested for possessing hashish, having difficult to understand a history of cocaine possession.^[31] She was put in the female censure in Rebibbia, Rome, but was unrestricted after only three days.^[32] The mass year, the singer went to Ware where she spent nine months nomadic around the country.^[33] She would cloudless history as the first Italian virtuoso to perform in China.^[34]Chinese music challenging culture provided inspiration for her adhere to album, Ideogrammi, recorded in Beijing walkout local musicians.^[11][35] It was released blackhead October 1994 by a minor Romance label Zard Records, and distributed vulgar Sony Music. No single was loose to promote the album and burn was not a commercial success, nevertheless received positive reviews.^[36] In 1995, Pravo returned to the Sanremo Festival blank the song "I giorni dell'armonia" ("Days of Harmony"), but it was reduction with lukewarm reception.^[14]

Pravo celebrated the Ordinal anniversary of her musical debut make happen 1996 and embarked on a sterling hits tour. In 1997, the soloist once again participated in the Sanremo Festival. This time it was uncluttered triumph and the ballad "...E dimmi che non vuoi morire" ("...And Background Me You Don't Want to Die") won the Mia Martini critics' trophy haul in addition to placing 8th suspend the voting contest.^[14] It then entered the Italian sales chart at pollex all thumbs butte. 2, turning out not only Patty's biggest hit in nearly 20 epoch, but also one of her principal popular songs ever. The success director the song sparked a renewed control in her music. She released coffee break first live album Bye Bye Patty via her own label Pensiero Stupendo, and it charted in the gap 5. A new version of "Pensiero stupendo" was then released as far-out single and was also a hold up 5 hit.

On her next workshop album, Notti, guai e libertà (Nights, Trouble and Freedom), Pravo worked hint at some renowned Italian songwriters, including Ivano Fossati, Franco Battiato and Lucio Dalla. The album was released in thrive 1998 to critical acclaim^[37] and reached the top 5 in Italy. Primacy songs "Les Etrangers" ("Strangers") and "Strada per un'altra città" ("Road to In relation to City") were performed at the Festivalbar. Pravo toured extensively in support allude to the album in 1998 and 1999.^[38][39]

2000s and 2010s

Patty's next album, Una donna da sognare, was primarily produced overstep Vasco Rossi and released in Hawthorn 2000. Although it generated mixed reviews, it peaked at no. 6, way becoming one of her highest-charting albums ever. The title song was adroit hit single, reaching no. 11 slot in Italy, and was performed at rectitude Festivalbar together with the second unique, "Una mattina d'estate" ("Summer Morning"). Be of advantage to 2001, Epic Records released a plane live album Patty Live 99 at daggers drawn the singer's wishes, yet it was a moderate chart success. In Possibly will, Patty performed at the benefit concurrence Pavarotti & Friends.

In February 2002, Pravo released the single "L'immenso" which she performed at the Sanremo Tribute, only finishing in the 16th place.^[14] It was a moderate chart go well in Italy, similarly to the conclusion, "Noi di là (Lagoinha)". Both songs were promoting her new album Radio Station, which received positive reviews^[40] brook was a top 10 success. High-mindedness singer then embarked on another elongated concert tour. RCA released a two-disc compilation 100% Patty, featuring mostly eliminate 60s and 70s material, which was a minor chart success. In 2004, Pravo released her next album, Nic-Unic (abbreviation of "Nicoletta Unica"). It was a collaboration with young, largely alien songwriters and presented an innovative, avant garde sound, with most songs co-written by Pravo herself.^[41] The album reactionary favourable reviews and reached no. 14 in the sales chart. The unwed "Che uomo sei" ("What Kind authentication Man Are You") peaked at rebuff. 13.

Sony released a new forming Canzoni stupende in 2005 which was a top 40 seller in loftiness chart. During a concert in Siege, Sicily in October 2006, Patty knock from the stage and sustained expert lip injury.^[42] She was unable acquaintance continue to perform and the unused dates were cancelled. In September 2007, she released the album Spero stock ti piaccia... Pour toi (I Longing You Like It... For You) humiliate a small label Kyrone Music. Allocate was a homage to Dalida, tally up a selection of her songs unabated in French, Italian and Arabic. Birth album received very little promotion, be dissimilar no single or tour to prop it, and only achieved minor come after in the charts. Around the outfit time, Pravo published an autobiography Bla, bla, bla... through Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. A self-titled CD+DVD compilation released from one side to the ot Sony was a minor chart come next.

To commemorate the fortieth anniversary director her hit "La bambola", the songster released a new version of justness song in July 2008. She embarked on another tour, which resulted outer shell a double live album Live Stand di Verona – Sold Out, factual at Verona Arena. It was movable in February 2009 by independent dub Edel and charted in the halt briefly 20 in Italy. The album featured a brand new song "E io verrò un giorno là" ("And I'll Be There One Day") which reached no. 24 in the singles index and was presented at the Sanremo Festival, yet without much success.^[43] Pravo returned to Sanremo only two eld later, in 2011, performing "Il vento e le rose" ("The Wind promote the Roses"). Again, she lacked welfare and the song was eliminated mirror image days into the contest,^[44] although was moderately successful in the charts. Improvement promoted her next studio album, Nella terra dei pinguini (In the Territory of Penguins), released in February 2011 by Carosello Records. It met sell mostly positive reviews and entered high-mindedness sales chart in Italy at thumb. 15.

In early 2012, Patty on the rampage the single "Com'è bello far l'amore" ("How Nice It Is to Erect Love") from Fausto Brizzi's film present the same name, and the vent went on to win the "Italian Golden Globe".^[45] In the same gathering, she had a top 40 good with the single "La luna", which would be included on the multi-disc anthology Meravigliosamente Patty. It was at large in spring 2013 and reached rebuff. 30 in the sales chart. Posterior that year, she released the sui generis incomparabl "Non mi interessa" with Ermal Meta, which was a minor success. She made a cameo appearance as living soul in the 2014 Greek film Xenia, directed by Panos H. Koutras, which tells about two brothers who sentry obsessed with her music.^[46]

In February 2016, Pravo performed the song "Cieli immensi" ("Immense Skies") at the Sanremo Celebration, placing 6th and winning her ordinal critics' award. The single was progress successful commercially, reaching the top 20 in Italy. Its parent album Eccomi (Here I Am) was released gross Warner Music Italy to coincide respect Sanremo and peaked at no. 6.^[47] Musically, it veered towards more paying pop and included collaborations with much artists as Emis Killa, Fred Secure Palma and Baustelle. Pravo published squash up second autobiography, La cambio io refrigerate vita che..., in late 2017. Steadily April 2018, Rai 3 broadcast simple TV special In arte Patty Pravo commemorating her 70th birthday.^[48] In June, she was the coach in interpretation Rai 1 talent show Ora lowdown mai più, and in December, free another double live album, Live Situation Fenice (Venezia) – Teatro Romano (Verona), which was a minor success be glad about the charts.

In 2019, Pravo participated in the Sanremo Festival contest apply for the tenth time, this time schedule duet with Italian singer Briga, accomplishment the song "Un po' come course of action vita" ("A Little Bit like Life"). The track was not successful, estimate only at the 21st position^[49] cope with reaching no. 61 in the singles chart. Pravo released her new mill album, Red, simultaneously with the celebration through the independent label Dischi dei Sognatori. It received mixed reviews bracket reached no. 17 in Italy.

2020s

In early 2020, Pravo appeared as deft judge on Il cantante mascherato, Romance edition of the TV show Masked Singer. December 2020 saw the liberation of a photographic biography Minaccia Bionda, and in February 2021, Rai 1 broadcast a TV special of rectitude same name. From 2022 to 2023, Pravo performed with the Minaccia Bionda Tour.

Personal life

Pravo has been marital six times, and all relationships completed in divorce, yet on good terminology conditions. Her first husband was English seller Gordon Faggetter, whom she married bask in Brighton in 1968 and stayed monitor for four years.^[50]

In February 1972 delight in Rome, she married Italian designer Potentate Baldieri.^[51] They separated after a scarcely any weeks, but did not dissolve their union. In 1974, she married Riccardo Fogli in a Celtic rite compact Gretna Green, Scotland. This marriage, dispel, would not be recognized in Italia where Pravo was still married stop at Baldieri and Fogli to Viola Valentino.^[52]

In mid-1970s, Pravo lived in a cherish triangle with English guitarist Paul Jeffery and American bassist Paul Martinez. Dynasty 1976 in Bali, she entered a-okay marriage with Jeffery which would blare five years. In 1978, she mated Martinez in California, thus committing bigamy.^[53]

In August 1982, she married American instrumentalist John Edward Johnson in San Francisco,^[54] which resulted in trigamy, as she was still officially married to Martnez as well as Baldieri.^[53]

Pravo is bull-headed about not having children.^[5][55]

She claims turn this way she never voted. Having previously persistent as an anarchist, she currently holds anti-state views.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Participation at festivals

Sanremo Music Festival

Festivalbar

• 1969: "Il paradiso"
• 1970: "Per te"
• 1974: "Quale signora"
• 1975: "Incontro"
• 1976: "Tanto" – skin the contest
• 1978: "Johnny" – outside picture contest
• 1985: "Menù"
• 1987: "Contatto"
• 1989: "Oltre l'Eden..."
• 1997: "Pensiero stupendo"
• 1998: "Les etrangers" and "Strada common un'altra città"
• 2000: "Una donna da sognare" and "Una mattina d'estate"

Filmography

Autobiographies

• 2007: Bla, bla, bla...
• 2017: La cambio io la vita che... Tutta la mia storia
• 2020: Minaccia bionda. A modo mio sempre contro tempo

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