Melissa Chimenti
was born Maria Rosa Chimenti in Asmara, Eritrea on September 28, 1948. Her
father was Italian (originally from Puglia) and her mother was Eritrean; still
a child, the family returned to Italy and settled in Rome, a city where Maria
Rosa, who has now become a teenager, started attending clubs like the Piper
Club and the Titan. Endowed with a pleasant and toned voice and a beautiful
presence, she is noticed by some record labels that propose to her a record
contract with Decca. She makes her debut using the stage name of Melissa at a
disco in the summer of 1968 with the song “La spiaggia è vuota” (The Beach is
Empty). She then moved on to the Parade label (thanks to the involvement of
Carlo Rossi), with whom she recorded another two 45 records, and to the
Associated Producers.
For some time she
abandoned her career as a singer to devote herself to that of an actress, using
the stage name Melissa Chimenti: one of her best-known films is “Papaya of the
Caribbean”, directed by Joe D'Amato in 1978.
In 1977 she was
contacted by Giampiero Scalamogna, known at the time for being from the Piper
Club, and she became part of the Gepy & Gepy group, together with Marcella
Petrelli (with whom she created a duo with her, brunette and mulatto, and
Petrelli, blonde and clear complexion), she thus resumed singing. She continued
her career continuing to record solo records, and then retired to private life
until 2016 making her debut in the theater, in an amateur theatrical company of
Ciampino, the city where she lives.
CHIMENTI, Melissa (aka Melissa) (Maria Rosa Chimenti)
[9/28/1948, Asmara, Eritrea - ] – theater,
film actress, singer.
Carambola – 1973
(Pamela)
Chino – 1973
(Indian)
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