Patty Pravo
Patty Pravo (born April 9, 1948 in Venice ; actually Nicoletta Strambelli ) is an Italian pop singer. Her greatest successes were the songs La bambola (1968) and Pazza idea (1973).
Career
Nicoletta Strambelli grew up in a middle-class Venetian family. Her circle of friends included Ezra Pound and Angelo Roncalli (later Johannes XXIII ). Her musical training began in her childhood. At the age of eight she had her first piano lessons with Mazzin Crovato and dance lessons. At the age of 10 she began taking piano lessons with Eugenio Bagnoli at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory before leaving her parents' home at the age of 17 to move to Rome, where she initially worked as a dancer. There she was discovered by Alberigo Crocetta . This brokered them to RCA Records . She took on the stage name Patty Pravo, a throwback to Dante Alighieri's Inferno . Pravo means "bad souls" there. Patty was a popular girl name at the time.
In 1966 their first single Ragazzo triste ("Sad Boy") was released, the Italian version of the song But You're Mine by Sonny & Cher . This was followed by Qui e là and Se te perdo . The singles made her known in the Italian beat scene . In 1968 her best-known hit La bambola was released , with which she achieved world fame. The song has sold over 40 million copies to date. Her self-titled debut album was finally released in 1968.
In 1970 she first appeared at the Sanremo Festival . There she sang the duet La spada nel cuore with Little Tony . In the 1970s she published a number of Italian cover versions of English-language pop songs by artists such as The Beatles , Neil Diamond and Jacques Brel . Her second number one hit appeared in Italy with Pazza Idea . In 1976 she worked with Vangelis and released the album Tanto . In 1979 the scandal single Pensiero stupendo was released , which is about a love triangle or a threesome . The song originally planned for the Miss Italia album had to be removed from the album.
In the 1980s she left Italy and toured all over the world, including the United States, where she lived for a while. At the Sanremo Festival in 1984 she won the Critics' Prize with Per una bambola . Musically she tried her hand at soft and synth rock . She continued to release a number of albums and singles, but the big successes failed to materialize.
There was a comeback in the 1990s. She first hit the headlines for a moment when hashish was found on her . Then she made her first trips to China. There she took part in a television show and performed in front of an audience of millions. With the album Ideogrammi , which she recorded on location, she became a star in China. There were also successes in Italy again. Their 1996 tour was sold out and the single … e dimmi che non vuoi morire became a hit. In 1997 she won the 1997 Sanremo Festival Critics' Prize with the song, which was written by Stadio singers Gaetano Curreri and Vasco Rossi , and reached 8th place in the competition. The live album Bye, bye Patty has sold around 300,000 times in Italy. Back at the top, she played other sold out tours in Italy and released new records.
For the film song Com'è bello far l'amore for the film Love Is in the Air , she received the Globo d'oro for best film music in 2012 . In 2014 she played herself in the movie Xenia - A New Greek Odyssey . In 2016 she won the 2016 Sanremo Festival Critics ' Award again with the song Cieli immensi written by Fortunato Zampaglione ; it was Pravo's ninth participation in the festival. For the tenth time the singer tried it in 2019 , this time in a duet with Briga ; Un po 'come la vita , however, ended up in 21st place.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 IT
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| 1968 | Patty Pravo |
IT1 (7 months) IT |
ARC
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| 1969 | Concerto per Patty |
IT5 (35 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1970 | Patty Pravo |
IT7 (10 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1971 | Pravo Patty |
IT12 (5 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| Di vero in fondo |
IT7 (20 weeks) IT |
Philips
|
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| Per aver visto un uomo piangere e soffrire Dio si trasformò in musica e poesia |
IT17 (7 weeks) IT |
Philips
|
|
| 1972 | Sì… incoerenza |
IT12 (11 weeks) IT |
Philips
|
| 1973 | Pazza idea |
IT1 (30 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1974 | May una signora |
IT1 (28 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1975 | Incontro |
IT4 (25 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1976 | Tanto |
IT9 (12 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1978 | Miss Italia |
IT8 (12 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1979 | Munich album |
IT22 (8 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 1982 | Cerchi |
IT24 (1 week) IT |
CBO
|
| 1998 | Notti, guai e libertà |
IT5 (17 weeks) IT |
Pensiero stupendo
|
| 2000 | Una donna da sognare |
IT6 (22 weeks) IT |
Pensiero Stupendo
|
| 2002 | Radio station |
IT9 (4 weeks) IT |
Pravitia Srl (Sony Music)
|
| 2004 | Nic-Unic |
IT14 (4 weeks) IT |
|
| 2007 | Spero che ti piaccia ... Pour toi ... |
IT46 (3 weeks) IT |
Kyrone GP Music; Cover album for Dalida
|
| 2011 | Nella terra dei pinguini |
IT15 (5 weeks) IT |
Carosello
|
| 2016 | Eccomi |
IT6 (12 weeks) IT |
|
| 2019 | Red |
IT17 (3 weeks) IT |
Museo dei Sognatori
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- 1984: Occulte persuasioni (CGD)
- 1989: Oltre l'Eden (Fonit-Cetra)
- 1990: Pazza idea eccetera eccetera (Five Records)
- 1994: Ideogrammi (Zard Records)
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 1997 | Bye, bye, patty |
IT3 (30 weeks) IT |
Pensiero Stupendo
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| 2001 | Patty Live '99 |
IT26 (4 weeks) IT |
Pensiero Stupendo
|
| 2009 | Live Arena di Verona - Sold Out |
IT14 (6 weeks) IT |
First published on February 20, 2009 via Edel Music
|
| 2018 | Live Teatro Romano di Verona & La Fenice di Venezia |
IT60 (1 week) IT |
First published on October 26, 2018
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- 1969: Concerto per Patty (RCA)
- 1970: Bravo Pravo (Dans Un Show De JC Averty) (RCA, live TV appearance)
- 1975: Patty Pravo in Venezuela (RCA)
- 2001: Live Arena di Verona (2CD, Edel)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IT
|
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| 1997 | I capolavori |
IT12 (4 weeks) IT |
RTI
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| Divina |
IT37 (1 week) IT |
BMG
|
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| 2002 | 100% patty |
IT47 (5 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 2005 | Canzoni stupendous |
IT32 (7 weeks) IT |
Sony Music
|
| 2007 | Patty Pravo |
IT43 (3 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
| 2009 | Il meglio di Patty Pravo |
IT87 (1 week) IT |
Gabric
|
| 2013 | Meravigliosamente patty |
IT30 (5 weeks) IT |
RCA
|
- 1969: Paradise in this world
- 1970: Patty Pravo en español (RCA)
- 1971: Tutti i successi di Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1976: La magia di Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1977: I successi di Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1977: Portrait (RCA)
- 1977: Le più belle canzoni di Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1982: Patty Pravo (Hit Parade International)
- 1982: Patty Bravo (Armando Curcio Editore)
- 1984: Questione di cuore (K-Tel)
- 1985: L'album di Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1987: Per una bambola (CGD)
- 1987: Sentimento (RCA)
- 1988: Aristocratica (RCA)
- 1988: Pigramente Signora (CGD)
- 1990: I grandi successi di Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1993: I grandi successi (RCA)
- 1994: Patty Pravo en español (RCA)
- 1994: I successi di Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1995: Pensieri stupendi (RCA)
- 1996: Superbest (RCA)
- 1992: Inediti 1972-1978 (Raro! Records)
- 1997: Grande Patty (CGD)
- 1997: Patty Pravo (Il paradiso) (BMG)
- 1998: A modo mio e altri successi (Mercury)
- 1998: Patty Pravo (RCA)
- 1998: Non ti bastavo più (Mercury)
- 1998: Le più belle canzoni di: Patty Pravo (Mercury)
- 1999: Patty Bravo (BMG)
- 2000: I grandi successi originali (RCA)
- 2000: Le canzoni d'amore (RCA)
- 2000: Super Stars (Universal)
- 2001: I mitici 45 (RCA)
- 2002: Mi historia (BMG)
- 2003: Patty Pravo (WSM)
- 2003: La bámbola (RCA)
- 2005: Anni '70 (RCA)
- 2005: Grandes éxitos (BMG)
- 2005: Le più belle canzoni di Patty Pravo (Warner)
- 2006: Superissimi gli eroi del Juke Box (Sony)
- 2007: I grandi successi (Jukebox Italia / Rhino Records)
- 2007: I grandi successi originali (Sony)
- 2007: I grandi successi (3CD, Sony)
- 2008: Amanti (noble)
- 2009: Patty Pravo (Boxset, Sony Music)
- 2009: Patty Pravo (Sony Music)
- 2011: Pazza Idea (SMI)
- 2012: Un'ora con ... (RCA)
- 2014: Le più belle canzoni (RCA)
- 2014: Grandi successi (3CD, Sony Music)
Singles (selection)
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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IT
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 DE
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| 1967 | Ragazzo dreary Patty Pravo |
IT13 (2 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 1968 | Se perdo te Patty Pravo |
IT18 (2 weeks) IT |
- | |
| La bambola Patty Pravo |
IT1 (23 weeks) IT |
DE35 (2 weeks) DE |
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| Sentimento |
IT2 (18 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| Tripoli 1969 Concerto per Patty |
IT4 (7 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| 1969 | Il paradiso Concerto per Patty |
IT8 (13 weeks) IT |
- | |
| Concerto per Patty Concerto per Patty |
IT23 (2 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| Nel giardino dell'amore |
IT12 (9 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| 1970 | La spada nel cuore |
IT16 (5 weeks) IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 1970 with Little Tony
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| Per te Patty Pravo |
IT12 (15 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| La solitudine Patty Pravo |
IT25 (1 week) IT |
- |
with Robert Charlebois
|
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| Non andare via Pravo Patty |
IT23 (3 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| 1971 | Tutt'al più Pravo Patty |
IT4 (12 weeks) IT |
- | |
| Love Story Di vero in fondo |
IT10 (11 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| Non ti bastavo più Di vero in fondo |
IT6 (17 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| 1973 | Pazza idea Pazza idea |
IT1 (27 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 1974 | La valigia blu Mai una signora |
IT15 (4 weeks) IT |
- | |
| Come un Pierrot May una signora |
IT7 (17 weeks) IT |
- | ||
| 1975 | Incontro Incontro |
IT6 (18 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 1976 | Grand hotel Patty Pravo |
IT25 (1 week) IT |
- | |
| 1978 | Pensiero stupendo Miss Italia |
IT2  (23 weeks)IT |
- |
2008 number 34 on the FIMI charts (6 weeks)
Sales: + 25,000; IT Gold 2017 |
| 1979 | Autostop Munich album |
IT23 (2 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 1984 | Per una bambola Occulte persuasioni |
IT17 (7 weeks) IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 1984
|
| 1985 | Menu |
IT20 (3 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 1987 | Pigramente signora |
IT18 (3 weeks) IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 1987
|
| 1997 | ... E dimmi che non vuoi the Bye Bye Patty |
IT2 (4 weeks) IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 1997
|
| Pensiero stupendo '97 Bye Bye Patty |
IT5 (1 week) IT |
- | ||
| 2000 | Una donna da sognare Una donna da sognare |
IT11 (1 week) IT |
- | |
| 2002 | L'immenso radio station |
IT25 (3 weeks) IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 2002
|
| Noi di là (Lagoinha) radio station |
IT23 (1 week) IT |
- | ||
| 2004 | Che uomo be Nic - Unic |
IT13 (3 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 2009 | E io verrò un giorno là Live Arena di Verona - Sold Out |
IT24 (2 weeks) IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 2009
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| 2011 | The vento e le rose Nella terra dei pinguini |
IT26 (4 weeks) IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 2011
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| 2012 | La luna |
IT32 (4 weeks) IT |
- | |
| 2013 | Com'è bello far l'amore |
IT74 (1 week) IT |
- | |
| Non mi interest |
IT97 (1 week) IT |
- |
feat. First meta
|
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| 2016 | Cieli immensi Eccomi |
IT16 (7 weeks)IT |
- |
Contribution to the Sanremo Festival 2016
Sales: + 25,000 |
| 2019 | Un po 'come la vita |
IT61 (1 week) IT |
- | |
Web links
- Official website
- Patty Pravo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Patty Pravo at Discogs (English)
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- ↑ a b c d Patty Pravo at Allmusic (English). Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e biography. (No longer available online.) Official website, archived from the original on February 18, 2016 ; accessed on February 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Sanremo 1997 (47a Edizione). HitParadeItalia.it, accessed February 21, 2016 .
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↑ a b c Chart sources (albums):
- Guido Racca: M&D Borsa Album 1964-2019 . Self-published, 2019, ISBN 978-1-09-470500-2 , pp. 256 f .
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI album . Lulu , 2013, p. 155 f .
- Albums by Patty Pravo. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien , accessed August 3, 2019 .
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↑ Chart sources (singles):
- M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on March 8, 2016 (Italian, paid subscription access).
- Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 135 .
- Patty Pravo singles. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed March 8, 2016 .
- Archivio classifiche Top Digital. FIMI, accessed March 8, 2016 (Italian).
- Patty Pravo. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed March 8, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Certificazioni, Patty Pravo. FIMI, accessed November 13, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pravo, Patty |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Strambelli, Nicoletta (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |