Ava Della Pietra

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Ava Della Pietra
Born (2005-05-31) May 31, 2005 (age 19)
New York
GenresPop
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress
Instrument(s)guitar, piano, bass, violin, and ukulele
Website www.avadellapietra.com

Ava Della Pietra is an American singer-songwriter, stage actress, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Early life and education

Della Pietra was born in New York. She began performing at age four and writing songs at age five. She is self-taught on the violin, guitar, piano and bass guitar. [1] [2] Della Pietra is enrolled in the Harvard University/Berklee School of Music dual program, class of 2027. [3]

Career

At age 7, Pietra performed on the national tours of Les Misérables and White Christmas before joining the original Broadway cast of School of Rock. [4] She has been featured on Good Morning America, Sesame Street, [5] the Tony Awards and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. [6]

In 2019, Della Pietra launched her solo music career with "Christmas Tonight," [2] which she wrote with producing partner Will Hicks. The song was named one of Tiger Beat's "Best Holiday Songs of 2019" [7] and 360 Magazine called it "a beautiful and uplifting new song about the magic of the holiday season". [1]

Della Pietra's 2020 single "Optimist" earned praise from American Songwriter Magazine, who called it "bold," "refreshing," and "radio-ready". [8] and Newsday, who cited Della Pietra a "rising star". [9]

In 2020 Della Pietra sang the Star-Spangled Banner for the New York Open at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum [10]

Ava released the single Home in 2021. [11] Parade called the track "a pop ray of hope". [12]

i've been thinking was the first single off of Della Pietra's 2022 debut EP truth or truth, a collaboration with Nashville based producer Steven Martinez. [13] She performed power of you, another single from the album on WSMV's Today in Nashville. [14]

In 2023 Della Pietra released several singles including happy for you, [15] it started with u [16] and ego. [17] ego earned her the top prize at the Songwriters Guild of America SGA Awards Pop Song contest [18] and a Los Angeles Film Award for Best Song. [19] The video, directed by Adam Lukowski, won Best Video of 2023 awards from the Sweden Film Awards, New York International Film Awards, Berlin Indie Film Festival, London Independent Film Awards, Los Angeles International Film Festival's Indie Short Fest and the Rome International Movie Awards. A follow up single, talk it out was released shortly after. [20]

Discography

Singles

YearSongChart
2019Christmas Tonight
2020Optimist
2021Home
2022power of you#21 AC Billboard Radio Chart
depend on me
long way home
my boyfriend
i've been thinking
2023it started with u
happy for u#31 AC Hot Chart
worst of times
ego
talk it out
2024sick
rearview mirror
Reindeer Rebellion

EP's

YearTitleChart
2022truth or truth

Awards and honors

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2016The Fred & Adele Astaire AwardsOutstanding Ensemble in a Broadway ShowSchool of RockNominated
2019Scholastic Art & Writing AwardGold Key for Excellence in Writing
Mid-Atlantic Song ContestBest Song"Christmas Tonight"
2020Scholastic Art & Writing AwardGold Key for Excellence in Writing
West Coast Songwriter CompetitionBest Song"Optimist"
2021New York State School Music Association Songwriters ShowcaseBest Song [21]
The New York Young Performers PrizeSecond Prize, Advanced Level
2022Songwriter UniverseBest Song"depend on me"
2023Unsigned OnlyBest Song"happy for you"
Songwriter UniverseBest Song"worst of times}
Songwriter's Guild of AmericaBest Song"ego"Won [18]
Los Angeles Film AwardsBest SongWon [19]
Music Video AwardsBest Song
International Independent Film AwardsBest Song
2024UK Songwriting ContestBest Christmas SongReindeer RebellionWon [22]

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