Nada (singer)

Nada Malanima (born 17 November 1953), known mononymously as Nada, is an Italian singer. She was nicknamed Il pulcino del Gabbro ("The little chick of Gabbro").

Nada
Nada in concert in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Nada Malanima
Born	(1953-11-17) 17 November 1953 Gabbro, Rosignano Marittimo, Province of Livorno, Italy
Genres	Pop rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter actress
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1969–present

Career

Nada in 1972

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 21 June 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.

In 2011, she released her new studio album Vamp.

In 2016, her single "Senza un perché" was featured on the HBO series The Young Pope.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1969 - Nada
• 1970 - Io l'ho fatto per amore
• 1973 - Ho scoperto che esisto anch'io
• 1974 - 1930: Il domatore delle scimmie
• 1976 - Nada
• 1983 - Smalto
• 1984 - Noi non cresceremo mai
• 1986 - Baci Rossi
• 1992 - L'anime nere
• 1999 - Dove sei sei
• 2001 - L'amore è fortissimo e il corpo no
• 2004 - Tutto l'amore che mi manca
• 2007 - Luna In Piena #54 ITA
• 2011 - Vamp #70 ITA
• 2014 - Occupo poco spazio
• 2016 - L'amore devi seguirlo
• 2019 - È un momento difficile, tesoro
• 2022 - La paura va via da sé se i pensieri brillano

Live albums

• 1998 - Nada Trio
• 2005 - L'Apertura (Nada & Massimo Zamboni)
• 2005 - CD Live Brescia ("Mucchio Selvaggio Extra" supplement)
• 2008 - Live Stazione Birra #60 ITA

Compilations

• 1994 - Malanima: Successi e Inediti 1969-1994
• 2006 - Le Mie Canzoncine 1999-2006

Singles

• 1969 - Les bicyclettes de Belsize
• 1969 - Ma che freddo fa #1 ITA
• 1969 - Biancaneve #23 ITA
• 1969 - Che male fa la gelosia #6 ITA
• 1969 - L'anello #11 ITA
• 1970 - Pà diglielo a mà #10 ITA
• 1970 - Bugia #52 ITA
• 1970 - Io l'ho fatto per amore #47 ITA
• 1971 - Il cuore è uno zingaro #1 ITA
• 1972 - Re di denari #2 ITA
• 1972 - Una chitarra e un'armonica #24 ITA
• 1973 - Brividi d'amore #27 ITA
• 1978 - Pasticcio universale #37 ITA
• 1981 - Dimmi che mi ami che mi ami che tu ami che tu ami solo me #15 ITA
• 1982 - Ti stringerò #17 ITA
• 1983 - Amore disperato #5 ITA
• 1984 - Balliamo ancora un po' #35 ITA
• 1987 - Bolero
• 1992 - Guarda quante stelle
• 1999 - Guardami negli occhi
• 1999 - Inganno
• 2004 - Senza un perché
• 2004 - Piangere o no
• 2006 - Scalza
• 2007 - Luna in piena #76 ITA
• 2007 - Pioggia d'estate
• 2008 - Stretta
• 2008 - Novembre
• 2011 - Il comandante perfetto
• 2011 - La canzone per dormire
• 2011 - Stagioni
• 2015 - Non sputarmi in faccia
• 2015 - La bestia

Filmography

Films, television and stage roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Puccini	Doria Manfredi	Miniseries
1974	L'acqua cheta	Anita	Filmed stage musical
1977	The Diary of Anne Frank	Anne Frank	Italian stage tour
1990	Il segreto dell'uomo solitario	Ghiana	Film
1994	With Closed Eyes	Singer	Film; performing soundtrack with "Nati alberi"
2008	La natura delle cose	Narrator	Stage ballet
	Detesto l'elettronica stop	Woman at phone	Film
2013	Una mamma imperfetta	Herself	Web-series; cameo appearance

Books

• 2003 - Le mie madri
• 2008 - Il mio cuore umano
• 2012 - La grande casa

External links

Media related to Nada at Wikimedia Commons