Piccola Pupa

Piccola Pupa which means Little Doll is an enthusiastic highspirited singing sensation dancer and actress Born in Genoa Italy in 1951as Giuliana Crimilde Coverlizza she was destined for stardom Piccola won a rockandroll contest when she was 412 years old was a headliner at the Meuretto DAlassio a Ligurian Riviera showplace at age 6 and was on BBC television in London This Is Your Life 1961 at age 10 It was at this time that Piccola started learning English she would be fluent in English by the time she was 13 Danny Thomas saw Piccolas appearance on BBC TV in 1961 and it made a lasting impression on him 2 years later he wired Piccola and her mother in Genoa and asked Piccola to do a show with him when he would be in Venice Danny Thomas later brought Piccola to the USA several times to be on his TV series Piccola also did an engagement at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas Piccola also worked the Hollywood Palace with Dean Martin and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show she also sang with the Nelson Riddle orchestra in San Diego It had been alleged that when someone had asked Piccola when she was 13 if she wanted to study dramatics she answered No I am an actress already But Piccola denied ever having said this in a 1965 interview with Dick Clark on American Bandstand Piccola got more national exposure in the beach movie The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 1966 where she sings and dances Stand Up and Fight for what you think is right that popular movie is still being shown often on cableTV nowadays and new generations of fans are discovering and appreciating Piccola Eventually Piccola left show business voluntarily and got married her son Max was born in 1973 IMDb Mini Biography By April Nyree Dawn