E 'dead Nilla Pizzi. The strange tree At the age of 92 years, to be performed April 16 next, the singer is dead Nilla Pizzi. A piece of history of postwar Italian song melody leaves.
was practically a favorite song of our parents and grandparents, the queen of song that has depopulated in epic and distant years of the Festival of Sanremo.
His career began before the Second World War but was consolidated in 1946 with the orchestra of master Angelini, who is romantically linked. In 1951 he won the first Festival of Sanremo with Thanks for the flowers, also finishing second with silver as the moon, sung with Achilles Togliani. The following year he triumphed again at the Festival Fly with a dove, and ducks and poppies A woman prays. In 1959 Canzonissima wins (as Ivy), the Festival of Barcelona (coupled with Claudio Villa with Binary) and placed third at the Festival of Naples Vieneme 'nzuonno along with Sergio Bruni. In 2003 and 'was awarded the Prize to Carriera.La his last television appearance was last year when Nilla Pizzi had been on the stage of the Ariston, accompanied by five boys, host of the 60 years edition of the Sanremo festival .
My mother was one of his fans and sometimes accompanied by my father at the piano, sang this song: