Nada (Italian singer)
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Nada (born Nada Malanima November 17, 1953 in Gabbro ( it),
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) is an Italian singer. She was nicknamed ''Il pulcino del Gabbro'' (''the little chick of Gabbro'').


Career

Nada's début occurred at the age of fifteen at the 1969
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with the song '' Ma che freddo fa'', which gave her a sudden success, also with the
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version ''Hace frío ya''. The following year she participated in the festival again, singing ''Pa' diglielo a ma together with
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. She also took part in
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, a popular TV programme, with ''Che male fa la gelosia''. In 1971 she won the Sanremo Music Festival with '' Il cuore è uno zingaro'', together with
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, obtaining notable international success. In Sanremo again in 1972 she was third with ''Il re di denari''. Later she returned to Sanremo in 1987 (''Bolero''), in 1999 (''Guardami negli occhi'') and in
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(''Luna in piena''). In 1983 she was voted "singer of the year" with her summer hit ''Amore disperato''. In 1998 the Italian band Super B gained a notable success with a cover of Nada's song ''Amore Disperato''. Her 2004 album ''Tutto l'amore che mi manca'' (produced by
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, former producer of
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) was awarded as best independent album of the year in Italy. The album also contains a duet with
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. Also the following studio album ''Luna in piena'' won the award for best independent album in 2007. On June 21, 2009 Nada participated in the ''Amiche per l'Abruzzo'' concert at San Siro in
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, a line-up of all female Italian stars organised by
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to raise money to help the city of
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, devastated by the earthquake earlier on that year. Nada joined a special project band consisting of Marina Rei,
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on stage for the final song of the first part, singing a rousing rendition of her classic ''Ma che freddo fa''. 2011 sees the release of her new studio album ''Vamp''. In 2016, her single "Senza un perché" was featured on the
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Discography


Studio albums

*1969 - ''Nada'' *1970 - ''Io l'ho fatto per amore'' *1973 - ''Ho scoperto che esisto anch'io'' *1974 - ''1930: Il domatore delle scimmie'' *1976 - ''Nada'' *1983 - ''Smalto'' *1984 - ''Noi non cresceremo mai'' *1986 - ''Baci Rossi'' *1992 - ''L'anime nere'' *1999 - ''Dove sei sei'' *2001 - ''L'amore è fortissimo e il corpo no'' *2004 - ''Tutto l'amore che mi manca'' *2007 - ''Luna In Piena'' #54 ITA *2011 - ''Vamp'' #70 ITA *2014 - ''Occupo poco spazio'' *2016 - ''L'amore devi seguirlo'' *2019 - ''È un momento difficile, tesoro'' *2022 - ''La paura va via da sé se i pensieri brillano''


Live albums

*1998 - ''Nada Trio'' *2005 - ''L'Apertura'' (Nada & Massimo Zamboni) *2005 - ''CD Live Brescia'' ("Mucchio Selvaggio Extra" supplement) *2008 - ''Live Stazione Birra'' #60 ITA


Compilations

*1994 - ''Malanima: Successi e Inediti 1969-1994'' *2006 - ''Le Mie Canzoncine 1999-2006''


Singles

*1969 - ''Les bicyclettes de Belsize'' *1969 - '' Ma che freddo fa'' #1 ITA *1969 - ''Biancaneve'' #23 ITA *1969 - ''Che male fa la gelosia'' #6 ITA *1969 - ''L'anello'' #11 ITA *1970 - ''Pà diglielo a mà'' #10 ITA *1970 - ''Bugia'' #52 ITA *1970 - ''Io l'ho fatto per amore'' #47 ITA *1971 - ''Il cuore è uno zingaro'' #1 ITA *1972 - ''Re di denari'' #2 ITA *1972 - ''Una chitarra e un'armonica'' #24 ITA *1973 - ''Brividi d'amore'' #27 ITA *1978 - ''Pasticcio universale'' #37 ITA *1981 - ''Dimmi che mi ami che mi ami che tu ami che tu ami solo me'' #15 ITA *1982 - ''Ti stringerò'' #17 ITA *1983 - ''Amore disperato'' #1 ITA *1984 - ''Balliamo ancora un po #35 ITA *1987 - ''Bolero'' *1992 - ''Guarda quante stelle'' *1999 - ''Guardami negli occhi'' *1999 - ''Inganno'' *2004 - ''Senza un perché'' *2004 - ''Piangere o no'' *2006 - ''Scalza'' *2007 - ''Luna in piena'' #76 ITA *2007 - ''Pioggia d'estate'' *2008 - ''Stretta'' *2008 - ''Novembre'' *2011 - ''Il comandante perfetto'' *2011 - ''La canzone per dormire'' *2011 - ''Stagioni'' *2015 - ''Non sputarmi in faccia'' *2015 - ''La bestia''


Filmography


Books

*2003 - ''Le mie madri'' *2008 - ''Il mio cuore umano'' *2012 - ''La grande casa''


References


External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nada 1953 births Living people People from the Province of Livorno Italian pop singers Italian rock singers Spanish-language singers of Italy Sanremo Music Festival winners 20th-century Italian women singers 21st-century Italian women singers