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Rita Pavone

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The Resume

    (August 23, 1945- )
    Born in Turin, Italy
    Recorded 'Fortissimo,' 'Dove Non-So,' 'Little Rita nel West,' 'Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca,' and 'Viva La Pappa Col Pomodoro'
    Acted in 'Rita the American Girl (1965),' 'Rita the Mosquito (1966),' 'Don't Sting the Mosquito (1967),' 'Rita of the West (1967),' 'The Crazy Kids of War (1967),' and 'Due sul Pianerottolo (1976)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She was Italy's answer to Gidget.
    She did a Spaghetti Western.
    She only had one movie role not named 'Rita' (the Danza).
    Her marriage to Teddy Reno caused a scandal (he was 19 years her senior and already married father).
    She recorded 'Try It And See' for Andrew Lloyd Webber - which later was morphed into King Herod's 'You are the Christ' Song in Jesus Christ Superstar (must be a great to know your song is catchy enough to double for taunting the Son of God before his crucifixion!)

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was discovered after winning a song competition for amateur artists in 1962.
    Her debut album sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.
    Her recording of 'Cuore' ('Heart') sold a million copies in 1963 and spent 9 weeks at #1 in Italy.
    Her single 'Remember Me' reached #26 on the US Billboard Charts.
    She has been married to Teddy Reno for over fifty years.
    She was one of the first teen idols to attain international success as a crossover artist.
    She didn't have the English-language career she should have had.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying