Patty Pravo (born Nicoletta Strambelli on 9 April 1948) is an Italian singer. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful commercially for the rest of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Having suffered a decline in popularity in the following decade, she experienced a career revival in the late 1990s and reinstated her position on Italian music charts. Her most popular songs include "
La bambola
"La bambola" (Italian for "The Doll") is an Italian pop song written by Franco Migliacci, Ruggero Cini and Bruno Zambrini, and performed by Patty Pravo. The song had been previously refused by several artists, including Gianni Morandi, Little Ton ...
" (1968), "
Pazza idea
"Pazza idea" (Italian for "Crazy Idea") is an Italian ballad composed by Maurizio Monti and Giovanni Ullu, with lyrics written by Paolo Dossena and Cesare Gigli. It was originally performed by Italian singer Patty Pravo and released as a single fr ...
" (1973), "
Pensiero stupendo
"Pensiero stupendo" (Italian for "Wonderful Thought") is a song written by Ivano Fossati (lyrics) and Oscar Prudente (music), and performed by Patty Pravo.
The song's lyrics are a provocative description of a sexual ménage à trois. It was orig ...
" (1978) and " ...E dimmi che non vuoi morire" (1997). She scored fourteen top 10 albums (including three number ones) and fourteen top 10 singles (including two number ones) in her native Italy. Pravo participated at the
Sanremo Music Festival
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ten times, most recently in 2019, and has won three critics' awards at the festival. She also performed twelve times at the
Festivalbar
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and the future
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. At the age of fifteen she left home to live in London and then Rome, where she began her career singing in the
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.
In 1966, Patty released her first single, "Ragazzo triste" (English: "Sad Boy"), the Italian version of the song "
But You're Mine
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" by
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. It was met with chart success and would later become the first pop song broadcast on
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. Pravo released another popular single in 1967, "Se perdo te" ("If I Lose You"), written by English songwriter
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and originally performed by
P. P. Arnold
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. In 1968, Pravo released what would become one of her most popular singles and a number 1 hit, "
La bambola
"La bambola" (Italian for "The Doll") is an Italian pop song written by Franco Migliacci, Ruggero Cini and Bruno Zambrini, and performed by Patty Pravo. The song had been previously refused by several artists, including Gianni Morandi, Little Ton ...
" ("The Doll"), as well as her self-titled debut album. The LP topped the Italian albums chart and "La bambola" was awarded a
gold disc
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. This success was followed another popular single, featuring songs "Gli occhi dell'amore" ("The Eyes of Love") and "Sentimento" ("Feeling"). Pravo's second album, ''
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'', was released in 1969 and included more high-charting singles: "Tripoli 1969" and "Il paradiso" ("Paradise"), the latter written by
Lucio Battisti
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and performed at
Festivalbar
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.
Pravo took part in the
Sanremo Music Festival 1970
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with the song "La spada nel cuore" ("A Sword in the Heart") performed in duet with Little Tony, coming fifth in the contest. In 1970, she released another album called ''
Patty Pravo
Patty Pravo (born Nicoletta Strambelli on 9 April 1948) is an Italian singer. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful commercially for the rest of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Having suffered a decline in popularity in the followin ...
'' which charted in the top 10 of the Italian chart and included the hit Festivalbar song "Per te" ("For You"). She also scored a major hit with "Tutt'al più" in 1971 from the album ''Bravo Pravo''. To change her image and artistic direction, Pravo recorded an album trilogy for
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, released between 1971 and 1972, consisting of more sophisticated and complex material. In 1972, she married Italian designer Franco Baldieri, but they soon separated.
In 1973, the singer reunited with her previous label
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and released what would become one of the biggest hits of her career, the number 1 single "
Pazza idea
"Pazza idea" (Italian for "Crazy Idea") is an Italian ballad composed by Maurizio Monti and Giovanni Ullu, with lyrics written by Paolo Dossena and Cesare Gigli. It was originally performed by Italian singer Patty Pravo and released as a single fr ...
" ("Crazy Idea"). The song's parent album, also titled ''
Pazza idea
"Pazza idea" (Italian for "Crazy Idea") is an Italian ballad composed by Maurizio Monti and Giovanni Ullu, with lyrics written by Paolo Dossena and Cesare Gigli. It was originally performed by Italian singer Patty Pravo and released as a single fr ...
'', peaked at the top of the Italian albums chart. It was followed by another chart-topping LP, ''
Mai una signora
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'' (''Never a Lady'', 1974) which spawned the popular single "Come un Pierrot" ("Like a Pierrot") and the Festivalbar song "Quale signora" ("Which Lady"). Albums '' Incontro'' (''The Meeting'') and '' Tanto'' (''So Much''), released in 1975 and 1976, respectively, both placed within the top 10 in Italy and included successful singles of the same names. ''Tanto'' was a collaboration with
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, who arranged songs and played keyboards on the album. In 1977, Patty scored a hit with the song "Tutto il mondo è casa mia" ("The Whole World Is My Home") which reached no. 3 in the Italian singles chart.
In 1978, alongside
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and
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, Pravo appeared in a controversial Italian TV show, ''
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'', where in each episode she would perform a song from her new album, ''
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''. The LP was another top 10 success in Italy and also included the song "
Pensiero stupendo
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" ("Wonderful Thought") which reached no. 2 and would become one of the biggest hits of Patty's career. In 1979, the singer had another top 20 hit with " Autostop" from the LP ''Munich Album''.
1980s and 1990s
The singer posed nude for the Italian edition of ''
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'' in 1980 and, prompted by resulting hostility from the Italian press later moved to the USA. Her career declined in the 1980s and subsequent albums failed to match the commercial success of her earlier work, with the next LP, ''Cerchi'' (''Circles''), being of her lowest-charting records to date. In 1982, she married American guitarist John Edward Johnson. Her 1984 single "Per una bambola" ("For a Doll") was a modest chart success and won the critics' award at the
Sanremo Festival
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. However, the song's parent album, ''Occulte persuasioni'' (''Hidden Persuasions''), passed fairly unnoticed. In 1985, she had a moderate chart success with the song "Menù" ("Menu") which she also performed at the Festivalbar.
In 1987, she entered the
Sanremo Festival
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contest again. Her song "Pigramente signora" ("Lazily a Lady") did not fare well and the singer was accused of plagiarizing
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's track "To the Morning". The controversy led to the cancellation of her new contract with
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. Her next album, ''Oltre l'Eden...'' (''Beyond Eden...''), was produced by
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and released by
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in 1989. Although it was not a chart success, it met with positive critical reception and is often regarded as one of Pravo's best works. The title track took part in the Festivalbar song contest. In 1990, Pravo was due to perform the song "
Donna con te
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The song premiered at the 40th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, where it was first supposed to be performed by Patty Prav ...
" ("A Woman with You") at
Sanremo
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, but shortly before the event, she refused to sing it over its lyrics. The song was then given to
Anna Oxa
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to perform at the festival. In the same year, she released an album of re-recordings of her classic hits.
In 1992, Pravo was arrested for possessing
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, but was released after only 3 days. In 1994, the singer traveled to China, where she would make history as the first Italian artist to perform in that country.
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and culture provided inspiration for her next album, ''Ideogrammi'', entirely produced in China. In 1995, Pravo returned to
Sanremo
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with the song "I giorni dell'armonia" ("Days of Harmony"), which was met with lukewarm reception at the festival, but peaked within the top 20 in Italy.
The singer celebrated the 30th anniversary of her musical debut in 1996, embarking on a greatest hits tour, and in 1997 once again performed at
Sanremo Festival
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Mia Martini
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Bye Bye Patty
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'' charted in the top 5. On her next studio album, ''
Notti, guai e libertà
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'' (''Nights, Trouble and Freedom''), Pravo worked with some renowned Italian songwriters, including
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,
Franco Battiato
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and
Lucio Dalla
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. The album was another top 10 commercial success, and was followed by a tour. The songs "Les etrangers" ("Strangers") and "Strada per un'altra città" ("Road to Another City") were performed at Festivalbar.
After 2000
Her next album, ''
Una donna da sognare
''Una donna da sognare'' is a studio album by Italian singer Patty Pravo, released in 2000 by Sony Music.
Overview
Most of the songs on the album were co-written by two female Italian songwriters: Pia Tuccitto and Bettina Baldassari, and the fina ...
'' (2000), peaked at no. 6, thus becoming one of her highest-charting albums ever, and the title song became a hit single. Released in 2002, ''Radio Station'' also charted within the top 10, and the first single, "L'immenso", was Patty's return to
Sanremo Festival
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, where it took the 16th place. The singer then embarked on another long tour. Her 2004 album, ''Nic-Unic'', was a collaboration with young songwriters and presented an innovative, avant garde sound, with most songs co-written by Patty Pravo herself. The single "Che uomo sei" ("What Kind of Man Are You") was a chart success. In 2007, she released the album ''Spero che ti piaccia... Pour toi'' (''I Hope You Like It... For You''), a homage to
Dalida
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, with a selection of her songs performed in French, Italian and Arabic. Later in the year, Pravo released an autobiography ''Bla, bla, bla...''.
To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of her hit "La bambola", the singer released a new version of the song. She embarked on another tour, what would result in a successful double live album ''Live Arena di Verona – Sold Out'', recorded at
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. She took part in
Sanremo Festival
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with the song "E io verrò un giorno là" ("And I'll Be There One Day") in 2009, without much success, and again in 2011, performing "Il vento e le rose" ("The Wind and the Roses"), which also did not turn out popular. Her next studio album, ''Nella terra dei pinguini'' (''In the Land of the Penguins''), charted within Italian top 20. In 2012, she released the single "Com'è bello far l'amore" ("How Nice It Is to Make Love") from
Fausto Brizzi
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".
She made a cameo appearance as herself in the 2014 Greek film '' Xenia'', directed by
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, which tells about two brothers who are obsessed with her music. In 2016, Pravo performed the song "
Cieli immensi
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The singer performed "Cieli immensi" at the 66 ...
" ("Immense Skies") at the
Sanremo Festival
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, placing 6th and winning her third critics' award. The single was very successful commercially, reaching the top 20 hit in Italy, and the accompanying album ''
Eccomi
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'' (''Here I Am'') peaked at no. 6. She published her second autobiography, ''La cambio io la vita che...'', in 2017. In 2019, Pravo participated in the
Sanremo Festival
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contest for the tenth time, with the song "Un po' come la vita" ("A Little Like Life") performed in duet with Italian singer
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. The track was not successful, placing only at the 21st position. Pravo simultaneously released her next studio album, ''Red'', which charted in the top 20 in Italy.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Participation at festivals
Sanremo Music Festival
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* 1970: "La spada nel cuore" (with Little Tony) – 5th place
* 1984: "Per una bambola" – 10th place and critics' award
* 1987: "Pigramente signora" – 20th place
* 1995: "I giorni dell'armonia" – 20th place
* 1997: " ...E dimmi che non vuoi morire" – 8th place and critics' award
* 2002: "L'immenso" – 16th place
* 2009: "E io verrò un giorno là"
* 2011: "Il vento e le rose"
* 2016: "
Cieli immensi
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" – 6th place and critics' award
* 2019: "Un po' come la vita" (with Briga) – 21st place
Festivalbar
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* 1969: "Il paradiso"
* 1970: "Per te"
* 1974: "Quale signora"
* 1975: "Incontro"
* 1976: "Tanto" – outside the contest
* 1978: "Johnny" – outside the contest
* 1985: "Menù"
* 1987: "Contatto"
* 1989: "Oltre l'Eden..."
* 1997: "Pensiero stupendo '97"
* 1998: "Les etrangers" and "Strada per un'altra città"
* 2000: "Una donna da sognare" and "Una mattina d'estate"
Filmography
*''Una ragazza tutta d'oro'' (1967)
*''L'immensità'' (1967)
*''I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla'' (1967)
* ''
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Autobiographies
* 2007: ''Bla, bla, bla...''
* 2017: ''La cambio io la vita che...''