Alida Chelli Explained

Alida Rustichelli (23 October 1943 – 14 December 2012), known professionally as Alida Chelli (pronounced as /it/), was an Italian singer and actress, mainly known for her appearances in stage musicals.

Biography

Alida Rustichelli was born in Carpi, the daughter of composer Carlo Rustichelli and sister of composer Paolo Rustichelli. She achieved her first success as singer, with the song "Sinnò me moro", which opens the 1959 film Un maledetto imbroglio.^{[1] [2]}

Then, Chelli achieved a major fame on stage, starring in a number of successful musical comedies such as Rugantino (1978, together with Enrico Montesano), Cyrano (1979, with Domenico Modugno), and Aggiungi un posto a tavola (1990, with Johnny Dorelli).^{[1] [2]} She has also appeared in many films, mainly comedies, and TV-shows.^{[1] [2]}

She married Italian actor Walter Chiari in 1969, and together they had one son, television presenter Simone Annicchiarico (Chiari's real surname). After their 1972 divorce, Chelli had a relationship with television presenter Pippo Baudo.^{[1] [2]} She died in Rome at 69, after a long illness.^{[1] [2]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1959	The Facts of Murder	Singer at opening scene	Cameo appearance
1965	The Sucker	Gina
	Up and Down	The girl
1966	They're a Weird Mob	Giuliana
1967	L'uomo dal colpo perfetto	Ulla Helger
	Quando dico che ti amo	Sandra
1969	Gli infermieri della mutua	Rossella
1981	Spaghetti a mezzanotte	Zelmira Demma

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1961	Giallo club. Invito al poliziesco	Judy	Episode: "Omicidio ceco"
1969	Geminus	Caterina Malfatti	Main role; 6 episodes
1973	Docteur Caraïbes	Carmela	Episode: "Le pigeon bleu"
1992–1994	Casa dolce casa	Sofia	Main role; 60 episodes

Notes and References

1. News: Addio ad Alida Chelli, indimenticabile Rosetta . it . Farewell to Alida Chelli, unforgettable Rosetta . 15 December 2012 . . 18 December 2012.
2. News: Alida Chelli, quella diva prorompente e insicura . it . Alida Chelli, that irrepressible and insecure diva . Daniele . Abbiati . 16 December 2012 . . 18 December 2012.