Alida Chelli (23 October 1943 – 14 December 2012) was an Italian singer, and actress. She was mainly known for her appearances in stage musicals.

Biography

Born in Carpi as Alida Rustichelli, Chelli was daughter of composer

Carlo Rustichelli Carlo Rustichelli (24 December 1916 – 13 November 2004) was an Italian film composer whose career spanned the 1940s to about 1990. His prolific output included about 250 film compositions, as well as arrangements for other films, and music ...

and sister of composer Paolo Rustichelli. She achieved her first success as singer, with the song "Sinnò me moro", which opens the 1959 film ''

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''. Then, Chelli achieved a major fame on stage, starring in a number of successful musical comedies such as '' Rugantino'' (1978, together with Enrico Montesano), ''Cyrano'' (1979, with

Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song " Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received Grammy A ...

), and '' Aggiungi un posto a tavola'' (1990, with

Johnny Dorelli Johnny Dorelli (real name Giorgio Guidi; born 20 February 1937) is an Italian actor, singer and television host. Early life Dorelli was born in Meda, Italy. In 1946 he moved to New York City with his family, where his father, Nino D'Aurelio ...

). She has also appeared in many films, mainly comedies, and TV-shows. She married Italian actor

Walter Chiari Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari , was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles. Biography Walter Annicchiarico was born in Verona, Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originally ...

in 1969, and together they had one son,

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Simone Annicchiarico (Chiari's real surname). After their 1972 divorce, Chelli had a relationship with television presenter Pippo Baudo. She died in Rome at 69, after a long illness.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

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* * * 1943 births Italian film actresses 2012 deaths Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses People from Carpi, Emilia-Romagna 20th-century Italian actresses 20th-century Italian women singers Musicians from the Province of Modena {{Italy-actor-stub