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Rita Pavone

1945 - Today

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Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone (née Pavone, Italian: [ˈriːta paˈvoːne]; born August 23, 1945) is an Italian-Swiss pop singer, actress and showgirl, who enjoyed success through the 1960s. Known as "the Mosquito of Turin" (la Zanzara di Torino), she was also nicknamed "Carrot Hair" (Pel di carota) because of the red color of her hair. Selling more than 50 million records worldwide and recording in seven different languages, she is also one of eight Italian pop singers to have ever entered the UK charts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rita Pavone is the 257th most popular singer (down from 228th in 2019), the 1,374th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,324th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rita Pavone ranks 257 out of 4,381. Before her are Otis Redding, Alessandro Moreschi, Victoria de los Ángeles, Ricky Martin, Eric Burdon, and Ibrahim Ferrer. After her are Dionne Warwick, Mirella Freni, Stevie Nicks, Courtney Love, Max Romeo, and Melanie C.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Rita Pavone ranks 105. Before her are Jacqueline du Pré, Richard Thaler, Marthe Keller, Micheline Calmy-Rey, Daniel Davis, and Go Nagai. After her are Alexey Ekimov, John Fogerty, Bob Gunton, Carlos Osoro Sierra, Stanisław Ryłko, and Bubba Smith.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Rita Pavone ranks 1,374 out of 5,161. Before her are Andreas Hofer (1767), Gerolamo Emiliani (1486), Gian Piero Gasperini (1958), Cornelius Gallus (-69), Gennaro Gattuso (1978), and Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667). After her are Luca Marenzio (1553), Anna d'Este (1531), Marcantonio Raimondi (1480), Mathilde Bonaparte (1820), Mirella Freni (1935), and Julia (-190).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Rita Pavone ranks 24. Before her are Zucchero Fornaciari (1955), Franco Corelli (1921), Umberto Tozzi (1952), Renata Scotto (1934), Gianni Morandi (1944), and Alessandro Moreschi (1858). After her are Mirella Freni (1935), Tito Gobbi (1913), Sabrina Salerno (1968), Ornella Vanoni (1934), Fabrizio De André (1940), and Antonio Cesti (1623).

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