Gilda (Italian singer)

Gilda
Gilda at the 1975 Sanremo Music Festival
Background information
Birth name	Rosangela Scalabrino
Born	(1950-05-31) May 31, 1950 (age 67) Masserano, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1969–present
Labels	Radio Records, Sun, City, Sides

Gilda (born Rosangela Scalabrino on May 31, 1950) is an Italian singer. In 1975 she won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Ragazza del sud".

Born in Masserano, Gilda started her career as the vocalist in a local band. After failing to qualify in a previous edition of the festival, she debuted at the 25th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival an won the competition with a song composed by herself, "Ragazza del sud", which was heavily criticized for its anti-feminist lyrics.

After a few further singles, Gilda got married and started managing a hotel in Turin, abandoning the showbusinnes except for a few occasional live performances.