Mariella Nava

Mariella Nava
Born3 February 1960 (1960-02-03) (age 64)
Taranto
OccupationSinger-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 Bertè, 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

  • 1988 - Per paura o per amore
  • 1989 - Il giorno e la notte
  • 1991 - Crescendo
  • 1992 - Mendicante e altre storie
  • 1994 - Scrivo
  • 1994 - Uscire (collection with an unpublished song)
  • 1998 - Dimmi che mi vuoi bene
  • 1999 - Così è la vita
  • 2000 - Pazza di te
  • 2002 - Questa sono io
  • 2004 - Condivisioni
  • 2007 - Dentro una rosa
  • 2012 - Tempo mosso
  • 2013 - Sanremo si, Sanremo no (collection with two unpublished songs)
  • 2017 - Epoca

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  2. ^ a b c d Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.