Gilda (Italian singer)

Gilda
Gilda upon winning the Sanremo Music Festival 1975
Background information
Born	Rosangela Scalabrino (1950-05-31) 31 May 1950 (age 75) Masserano, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1969–1980s
Labels	Radio Records Sun City Sides

Rosangela Scalabrino (born 31 May 1950), known professionally as Gilda, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She won the Sanremo Music Festival 1975 with the song "Ragazza del sud". ^[1]

Life and career

A native of Masserano, Piedmont, Gilda started her career as the vocalist in a local band. After failing to qualify for a previous edition, she debuted at the 25th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and won the competition with a song composed by herself, "Ragazza del sud", which was heavily criticized for its anti-feminist lyrics and its negative portrayal of Southern Italy. ^{[2] [3]}

After a few further singles, Gilda got married and started managing a hotel in Turin, abandoning the show business industry except for a few occasional live performances. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Sanremo 1975: Storia e storie del Festival" (in Italian). Rai . Retrieved 2015-03-25.
2. Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.
3. 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