Patty Pravo (born 9 April 1948 as Nicoletta Strambelli) is an Italian singer. With a career spanning more than four decades, Pravo has become one of the most successful Italian female singers. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful for the rest of the 1960s as well as throughout the 1970s. Her most popular songs include "La bambola", "Pazza idea" and "Pensiero stupendo". She is credited with thirteen top 10 albums and fourteen top 10 singles in her native Italy. Pravo has participated in Sanremo Music Festival eight times, most recently in 2011. She was also a role model for women of the 1960s, exemplifying their evolution from more established conservative roles.