Alida Chelli

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| name = Alida Chelli

| image = Alida Chelli and Walter Chiari2.jpg

| caption = Chelli and Walter Chiari (1969)

| birth_name = Alida Rustichelli

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|10|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Carpi, Kingdom of Italy

|death_place = Rome, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|12|14|1943|10|23|df=y}}

| instrument = Vocals

| genre =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Singer
actress

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| years_active = 1959–1992

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Alida Rustichelli (23 October 1943 – 14 December 2012), known professionally as Alida Chelli ({{IPA|it|aˈliːda ˈkɛlli}}), 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 The Facts of Murder.{{cite news |title=Addio ad Alida Chelli, indimenticabile Rosetta |language=it |trans-title=Farewell to Alida Chelli, unforgettable Rosetta |date=15 December 2012 |newspaper=La Repubblica |url=http://www.repubblica.it/persone/2012/12/15/news/morta_alida_chelli-48799129/ |access-date=18 December 2012}}{{cite news |title=Alida Chelli, quella diva prorompente e insicura |language=it |trans-title=Alida Chelli, that irrepressible and insecure diva |first=Daniele |last=Abbiati |date=16 December 2012 |newspaper=Il Giornale |url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/spettacoli/alida-chelli-quella-diva-prorompente-e-insicura-865788.html |access-date=18 December 2012}}

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).

She has also appeared in many films, mainly comedies, and TV-shows.

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. She died in Rome at 69, after a long illness.