Nilla Pizzi


Nilla Pizzi, stage name of Adionilla Pizzi, was an Italian singer.
Born in Sant'Agata Bolognese, she was particularly famous in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. She won the first edition of the San Remo Festival in 1951, singing "Grazie dei fiori", and the second edition, with "Vola colomba". Her hits include "Papaveri e papere", the original version of "Poppa Piccolino".