Nilla Pizzi

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Nilla Pizzi
Background information
Birth name	Adionilla Pizzi[1]
Born	(1919-04-16)16 April 1919 Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Died	12 March 2011(2011-03-12) (aged 91)[2] Segrate, Italy
Genres	Pop, Rhythm and blues, Jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer actress
Years active	1940–2011
Labels	Italdisc, EMI, Ricordi, Columbia, Cetra
Associated acts	Giorgio Consolini, Gino Latilla

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

Born in Sant'Agata Bolognese, she was particularly famous in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. She won the first edition of the San Remo Festival in 1951, singing "Grazie dei fiori", and the second edition (1952), with "Vola colomba". Her hits include "Papaveri e papere", the original version of "Poppa Piccolino".

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