Gilda (Italian singer)

Gilda
Birth name Rosangela Scalabrino
Born (1950-05-31) May 31, 1950
Masserano, Italy
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1969–present
Labels Radio Records, Sun, City, Sides

Gilda (born Rosangela Scalabrino on May 31, 1950) is an Italian singer. In 1975 she won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Ragazza del sud".[1]

Born in Masserano, Gilda started her career as the vocalist in a local band. After failing to qualify in a previous edition of the festival, she debuted at the 25th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival an won the competition with a song composed by herself, "Ragazza del sud", which was heavily criticized for its anti-feminist lyrics.[2][3]

After a few further singles, Gilda got married and started managing a hotel in Turin, abandoning the showbusinnes except for a few occasional life performances.[2][3]

References

  1. "Sanremo 1975: Storia e storie del Festival" (in Italian). Rai. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  2. 1 2 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  3. 1 2 Fabrizio Zampa. "Gilda". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
Preceded by
Iva Zanicchi
Winner of the Sanremo Music Festival
1975
Succeeded by
Peppino di Capri
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