Nella Martinetti was a Swiss singer-songwriter, affectionately nicknamed Bella Nella.
She was born in Brissago, Ticino, Switzerland. In 1946, 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 ?ereftu?, Martinetti approached young singer Celine Dion, asking her to represent Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.
She died in Männedorf, Switzerland, aged 65, in 2011, from pancreatic cancer.
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