Gilda
Gilda at the 1975 Sanremo Music Festival
Background information
Birth nameRosangela Scalabrino
Born (1950-05-31) May 31, 1950 (age 73)
Masserano, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1969–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 and 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 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. ^ a b Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  3. ^ a b Fabrizio Zampa. "Gilda". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
Preceded byIva Zanicchi Winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 1975 Succeeded byPeppino di Capri
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