Mariella Nava, stage name of Maria Giuliana Nava (born 3 February 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer.

Life and career

Born in

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, Nava made her official debut as a songwriter in 1985 with the song "Questi figli", which she had sent by mail to

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and which Morandi included in his album ''Uno su mille''. In 1987, she started a long collaboration with the producers Antonio Coggio and Roberto Davini; the same year she debuted at the

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with the song "Fai piano". Between 1987 and 2005, Nava entered the competition at the Sanremo Festival eight times, ranking third in 1999 with the song "Così è la vita". As a songwriter, she collaborated with

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, was chosen as the official song of the

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held in

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Discography

Album

* 1988 - ''Per paura o per amore'' * 1989 - ''Il giorno e la notte'' * 1991 - ''Crescendo'' * 1992 - ''Mendicante e altre storie'' * 1994 - ''Scrivo'' * 1994 - ''Uscire'' (collection with an unpublished song) * 1998 - ''Dimmi che mi vuoi bene'' * 1999 - ''Così è la vita'' * 2000 - ''Pazza di te'' * 2002 - ''Questa sono io'' * 2004 - ''Condivisioni'' * 2007 - ''Dentro una rosa'' * 2012 - ''Tempo mosso'' * 2013 - ''Sanremo si, Sanremo no'' (collection with two unpublished songs) * 2017 - ''Epoca''

References

External links

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