Ornella Ferrari (1909–1983), known by the pen name Biri, was a successful female Italian song lyricist from the 1940s to 1970s. She achieved recognition with the song "
Addormentarmi così" in 1948. Her entry at the
1951 Sanremo Festival, "La luna si veste d'argento", sung by
Achille Togliani
Achille Togliani (; 16 January 1924 in Pomponesco – 12 August 1995) was an Italian singer and actor. He was a participant in the first Sanremo Music Festival in 1951.
Togliani's version of the song "" was used in the commercial of the per ...
and
Nilla Pizzi
Adionilla Pizzi (; 16 April 1919 – 12 March 2011), known by her stage name Nilla Pizzi, was an Italian singer and actress.
Born in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, she was particularly famous in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. She is well know ...
, was accused of
partial use of an earlier 1907 poem, despite finishing second.
[Marcello Giannotti - L'enciclopedia di Sanremo: 55 anni di storia del festival ... 2005 - Page 91 FERRARI ORNELLA Autrice di canzoni. È la prima donna a figurare come autrice di brani per Sanremo. Per l'edizione del 1951 compone, con lo pseudonimo Biri, La luna si veste d'argento, cantata da Achille Togliani e Nilla Pizzi, arrivata al ...]
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1909 births
1983 deaths