Nada is an Italian

Italy

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 singer. She was nicknamed Il pulcino di Gabbro (the Gabbro chick).

Her debut occurred at the age of fifteen at the 1969 Festival della canzone italiana with the song Ma che freddo fa, which gave her a sudden success, also with the Spanish language

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 version Hace frío ya. The following year she participated in the festival again, singing Pa' diglielo a ma together with Ron

Ron

Ron is a panchayat town in Gadag district, North Karnataka in the Indian state of Karnataka.Of historical importance, called Dronapur in ancient times...

. She also took part in Canzonissima, 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 Nicola Di Bari

Nicola Di Bari

Nicola di Bari is an Italian singer. He was born in Zapponeta, Apulia, as Michele Scommegna.He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1971 and 1972...

, 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 2007 (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 John Parish

John Parish

John Parish is a British musician and producer best known for his work with singer and songwriter PJ Harvey,. His sister is the actress Sarah Parish.-Partial discography:Solo*Rosie *How Animals Move...

, former producer of PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey

Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...

) was awarded as best independent album of the year in Italy. The album also cointains a duet with Howe Gelb

Howe Gelb

Howe Gelb is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer based in Tucson, Arizona.-Projects:Gelb's approach to music is collaborative and he has recorded with a number of side projects...

.

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 Milan

Milan

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, a line-up of all female Italian stars organised by Laura Pausini to raise money to help the city of L'Aquila

L'Aquila

L'Aquila is a city and comune in central Italy, both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 73,150 inhabitants, but has a daily presence in the territory of 100,000 people for study, tertiary activities, jobs and tourism...

, devastated by the earthquake of the previous year.
Nada joined a special project band consisting of Marina Rei, Paola Turci and Carmen Consoli

Carmen Consoli

Carmen Consoli is an Italian singer-songwriter. She has released 7 studio albums and 2 live albums.-Life and biography:Consoli was born in Sicily, near the city of Catania, in the small town of San Giovanni La Punta...

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.

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

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 perchè
• 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