Mariella Nava | |
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| Born | 3 February 1960 (age 63) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Mariella Nava, stage name of Maria Giuliana Nava (born 3 February 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.
Life and career
Born in Taranto, Nava made her official debut as a songwriter in 1985 with the song "Questi figli", which she had sent by mail to Gianni Morandi and which Morandi included in his album Uno su mille.[1][2] In 1987 she started a long collaboration with the producers Antonio Coggio and Roberto Davini; the same year she debuted at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Fai piano".[1][2]
Between 1987 and 2005 Nava entered the competition at the Sanremo Festival eight times, ranking third in 1999 with the song "Così è la vita".[1][2] As a songwriter, she collaborated with Andrea Bocelli, Renato Zero, Lucio Dalla, Mango, Amii Stewart, Ornella Vanoni, Loredana Bertè, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Mietta, Gigi D'Alessio among others.[1][2] In 2005 her song "It's Forever", sung in a duet with Dionne Warwick, was chosen as the official song of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships held in Bormio.[1]
Discography
Album
- 1988 - Per paura o per amore
- 1989 - Il giorno e la notte
- 1991 - Crescendo
- 1992 - Mendicante e altre storie
- 1994 - Scrivo
- 1994 - Uscire (collection with an unpublished song)
- 1998 - Dimmi che mi vuoi bene
- 1999 - Così è la vita
- 2000 - Pazza di te
- 2002 - Questa sono io
- 2004 - Condivisioni
- 2007 - Dentro una rosa
- 2012 - Tempo mosso
- 2013 - Sanremo si, Sanremo no (collection with two unpublished songs)
- 2017 - Epoca