Nilla Pizzi

Nilla Pizzi
Background information
Birth nameAdionilla Pizzi[1]
Born(1919-04-16)16 April 1919
Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Died12 March 2011(2011-03-12) (aged 91)[2]
Segrate, Italy
GenresPop, Rhythm and blues, Jazz
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1940–2011
LabelsItaldisc, EMI, Ricordi, Columbia, Cetra

Adionilla Pizzi (Italian: [(adjo)ˈnilla ˈpittsi] 16 April 1919 – 12 March 2011), known by the stage name Nilla Pizzi, was an Italian singer and actress.

References

  1. ↑ Marcello Giannotti (2001). L'enciclopedia di Sanremo (Encyclopedia of San Remo) (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Gremese. ISBN 9788884403797.
  2. ↑ "Nilla Pizzi". The Independent. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2020.