Nella Martinetti

Nella Martinetti
Born	4 June 1946(1946-06-04) Brissago, Switzerland
Died	29 July 2011(2011-07-29) (aged 65) Männedorf, Switzerland
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals

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.^[1]

She died in Männedorf, Switzerland, aged 65, in 2011, from pancreatic cancer.^[2]

References

1. ^ Nella Martinelli on IMDb
2. ^ Notice of death of Nella Martinetti

External links

• Nella Martinetti's Yahoo.com music page
• Nella Martinetti's Official Website

Persondata
Name	Martinetti, Nella
Alternative names
Short description	Swiss singer-songwriter
Date of birth	4 June 1946
Place of birth	Brissago, Switzerland
Date of death	29 July 2011
Place of death	Männedorf, Switzerland