Zecchino d'Oro
D'Avena was selected to join the prestigious Institute of Antoniano choir, following her debut, Lo Zecchino d'Oro, at age three"." In the early 1980s, she sang numerous cartoon theme songs, which were compiled into several successful albums. Around the same time, D'Avena made her debut as an actress. In 1986, she appeared in "Love me Licia", an Italian adaption of the Japanese manga "Ai Shite Knight". D'Avena has been performing concerts in Italy since the late 1990s.