Nada (singer)
Nada (born Nada Malanima November 17, 1953 in Gabbro (), Rosignano Marittimo, Province of Livorno) is an Italian singer. She was nicknamed "Il pulcino del Gabbro" ("the little chick of Gabbro"). Career. Nada's début occurred at the age of fifteen at the 1969 Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Ma che freddo fa", which gave her a sudden success, also with the Spanish language version "Hace frío ya". The following year she participated in the festival again, singing "Pa' diglielo a ma"' together with Ron. She also took part in Canzonissima, a popular TV programme, with "Che male  fa la gelosia". In 1971 she won the Sanremo Music Festival with "Il cuore è uno zingaro", together with Nicola Di Bari, obtaining notable international success. In Sanremo again in 1972 she was third with "Il re di denari". Later she returned to Sanremo in 1987 ("Bolero"), in 1999 ("Guardami negli occhi") and in 2007 ("Luna in piena"). In 1983 she was voted "singer of the year" with her summer hit "Amore disperato". In 1998 the Italian band Super B gained a notable success with a cover of Nada's song "Amore Disperato". Her 2004 album "Tutto l'amore che mi  manca" (produced by John Parish, former producer of PJ Harvey) was awarded as best independent album of the year in Italy. The album also contains a duet with Howe Gelb. Also the following studio album "Luna in piena" won the award for best independent album in 2007. On June 21, 2009 Nada participated in the "Amiche per l'Abruzzo" concert at San Siro in Milan, a line-up of all female Italian stars organised by Laura Pausini to raise money to help the city of L'Aquila, devastated by the earthquake earlier on that year. Nada joined a special project band consisting  of Marina Rei, Paola Turci and Carmen Consoli on stage for the final song of the first part, singing a rousing rendition of her classic "Ma che freddo fa". 2011 sees the release of her new studio album "Vamp". In 2016, her single "Senza un perché" was featured on the HBO series "The Young Pope".