Gilda (born Rosangela Scalabrino on 31 May 1950) is an Italian singer. In 1975 she won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Ragazza del sud". Born in Masserano, Gilda started her career as the vocalist in a local band. After failing to qualify in a previous edition of the festival, she debuted at the 25th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and won the competition with a song composed by herself, "Ragazza del sud", which was heavily criticized for its anti-feminist lyrics.Fabrizio Zampa. "Gilda". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. After a few further singles, Gilda got married and started managing a hotel in Turin, abandoning the show business industry except for a few occasional live performances.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilda Italian pop singers Italian women singers 1950 births Living people People from the Province of Biella Sanremo Music Festival winners