1. Rita Pavone's self-titled 1963 album, led by the hit single "La partita di pallone" made her a national star at 17, and international attention soon followed.
11 Facts About Rita Pavone
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Rita Pavone's recording of sold a million copies in 1963 and spent nine weeks at number one in Italy.
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Rita Pavone sang at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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Rita Pavone recorded Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Try It And See", which later became "King Herod's Song" in the rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Rita Pavone was her talent scout and the organizer of the first song contest she won, but their union caused a scandal in Italian society, because he was still married to his first wife, Livia Protti, and Italy had no divorce law until 1970.
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In 1992, Rita Pavone returned to the United States, where she sang during a multiple-artist concert that included Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, the Bolshoi Ballet, and Cher at the Sands hotel in Atlantic City.
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Rita Pavone then turned to theater acting and participated in a William Shakespeare play.
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Rita Pavone was a Senate candidate in the Italian general election of 2006.
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Rita Pavone participated as candidate for, a centre-right list led by minister Mirko Tremaglia.
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Rita Pavone participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song.
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Rita Pavone eventually returned RCA and recorded three more albums with the company.