Nella Martinetti
Nella Martinetti was a Swiss singer-songwriter, affectionately nicknamed "Bella Nella".
She was born in Brissago, Ticino, Switzerland. In 1986, she became the first winner of the Grand Prix der Volksmusik with the song "Bella Musica", which she composed. In 1987, along with Atilla Şereftuğ, Martinetti approached young singer Celine Dion, asking her to represent Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi."
Martinetti died in Männedorf, Switzerland, aged 65, in 2011, from pancreatic cancer.
