singer, songwriter
Nella Martinetti
Born1946-01-21
BirthplaceBrissago
CountrySwitzerland
GenderFemale
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Biography
Nella Martinetti (21 January 1946 – 29 July 2011) was a Swiss singer and songwriter.
Martinetti was born in Brissago, Switzerland. In 1986, she became the first winner of the Grand Prix der Volksmusik with the song Bella Musica, which she had composed herself. In 1987, along with Atilla Şereftuğ, Martinetti approached young singer Celine Dion, asking her to represent Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.
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She died in Männedorf, Switzerland, aged 65, in 2011, from pancreatic cancer.
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