Lolita (Italian singer)

Graziella Franchini, better known as Lolita, was an Italian pop singer.

Life and career

Born in Castagnaro, Lolita won several music festivals, including the and the. She first became known in 1969, thanks to her participation to the Festival di Napoli, where she was finalist with two songs, and to the RAI musical show Settevoci, where she launched her hit "Come le rose".
In the following years Lolita took part in some of the most important musical events in Italy, including Un disco per l'estate and the 23rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
With her career declining in the second half of the 1980s, she moved to Lamezia Terme, where she continued to perform in live events achieving some local success. The night of 27 April 1986 she had to attend a musical event but did not show up; she was found dead the following morning, murdered by stabbing, and with her body disfigured in several parts. The crime remains unsolved.

Discography

Singles

1966: Matusalemme/La prima barba
1967: La mia vita non ha domani/Notte giovane
1968: Come le rose/W l'estate
1969: L'ultimo ballo d'estate/Pensiero
1969: Tu/Songo 'e nato
1969: L'onda verde/Giovedì venerdì
1970: Circolo chiuso/Malinconia malinconia
1970: Dicitencello vuje/Notte chiara
1971: Io sto soffrendo/Il primo amore
1973: Innamorata io?/Situazione
1984: Sei la felicità/Amico mio