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In 1978 |
In 1978 she released her first album "Encounters Of A Loving Kid" with [[CDG]]. |
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In 1982 |
In 1982 she released her most famous single "When (I'm falling in love) / A Chi do la tonera" with [[Memories]] |
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In 1983 |
In 1983 she released her second album "Get Ready" with [[RCA Italiana]] and this was her most famous album. |
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In 1985 |
In 1985 she released her third and final album "Dreams" with [[Five Records]]. |
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She returned to making music but in an unprecedented way in 1994 with [[Tupac Shakur]] in fact she was the producer of some tracks unreleased Shakur like "To Get My Drink On" or "Faced Shootouts". |
She returned to making music but in an unprecedented way in 1994 with [[Tupac Shakur]] in fact she was the producer of some tracks unreleased Shakur like "To Get My Drink On" or "Faced Shootouts". |
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She also did a feat with Shakur in a minor version of the unreleased track "Hennessy". |
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In 1996, around the time |
In 1996, around the time she was out with Shakur and [[Suge Knight]], she was a stripper for Knight, and was also one of the producers of One Nation of [[Tupac Shakur]] (unreleased album of 1997), and appeared in the music videos "All About U" and "How Do U Want It" of [[Tupac Shakur]]. |
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In August 1996 |
In August 1996 she released some tracks (which have remained unreleased) in the studios of [[Death Row Records]] with rappers [[Daz Dillinger]], [[Jewell (singer)|Jewell]], [[Nate Dogg]] and others. |
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Shakur asked |
Shakur asked her if in 1997 she wanted to sign with Death Row East and with [[Makaveli Records]] (Shakur's label) Cassini accepted his offer, but after Shakur's death she didn't sign with any of the 2 labels and she permanently retired from the music |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Revision as of 20:31, 8 March 2021
Nadia Cassini | |
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| Born | Gianni Lou Muller January 2, 1949 Woodstock, New York, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, dancer, stripper |
| Spouse | Igor Cassini (1969–1972) |
| Partner | Yorgo Voyagis |
Gianni Lou Cassini (née Müller; born January 2, 1949), better known with her stage name Nadia Cassini, is a retired American actress, singer and showgirl who became famous in Italian exploitation films of the 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre in late 1970s.
Early life and career
Cassini was born on January 2, 1949 to German American Harrison Müller Sr. (1929–1998) and his Italian American wife Patricia, who were professional dancers and actors, during a tour in Woodstock, New York. She left her family at an early age and travelled abroad, working as a stripper. She had affairs with many wealthy men including Georges Simenon.[1] She moved to Italy in 1968.
Film career and after
Cassini obtained her first film roles by 1970, appearing in The Divorce (1970) and playing her first lead role in Piero Vivarelli's Il dio serpente the same year. She had roles in films such as Pulp (1972) and Starcrash (1978) before reaching a great success in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre; a series of films starring Lino Banfi between 1979 and 1980, namely L'insegnante balla... con tutta la classe (1979), L'infermiera nella corsia dei militari (1979), and La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello (1980).[2][3]
In the 80's, after appearing as a showgirl in some successful TV-shows, such as Drive In and Premiatissima, her face was partially disfigured and her right ear lost in a botched plastic surgery procedure.[2][4]
After retiring from the Italian scene, Cassini worked for French television, then returned to the United States.[2]
In 1978 she released her first album "Encounters Of A Loving Kid" with CDG.
In 1982 she released her most famous single "When (I'm falling in love) / A Chi do la tonera" with Memories
In 1983 she released her second album "Get Ready" with RCA Italiana and this was her most famous album.
In 1985 she released her third and final album "Dreams" with Five Records.
She returned to making music but in an unprecedented way in 1994 with Tupac Shakur in fact she was the producer of some tracks unreleased Shakur like "To Get My Drink On" or "Faced Shootouts".
She also did a feat with Shakur in a minor version of the unreleased track "Hennessy".
In 1996, around the time she was out with Shakur and Suge Knight, she was a stripper for Knight, and was also one of the producers of One Nation of Tupac Shakur (unreleased album of 1997), and appeared in the music videos "All About U" and "How Do U Want It" of Tupac Shakur.
In August 1996 she released some tracks (which have remained unreleased) in the studios of Death Row Records with rappers Daz Dillinger, Jewell, Nate Dogg and others.
Shakur asked her if in 1997 she wanted to sign with Death Row East and with Makaveli Records (Shakur's label) Cassini accepted his offer, but after Shakur's death she didn't sign with any of the 2 labels and she permanently retired from the music
Personal life
Cassini married Igor Cassini, an American journalist of Russian and Italian nobility and brother of the stylist Oleg Cassini in 1969.[2][4] She divorced from Cassini in 1972 and moved to London with her boyfriend Greek actor Yorgo Voyagis. Their daughter Kassandra was born in 1977 and Cassini returned to cinema one year later in 1978. She had a relationship with the rappers GZA in 1993, Treach in 1994,Tupac Shakur in 1994 and 1996,while he was dating Shakur in 1996 he also dated the CEO of Death Row Records Suge Knight in 1996, Notorious B.I.G. in 1994, 1995,1996 and 1997. [4]
References
- ^ Giacomo Alexis, Ora parlo io, EA Management Editore, 2004, cap. II
- ^ a b c d "Sexy anni 70: Nadia Cassini, Il perfetto lato B del cinema italiano". TGcom. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Fabio Melelli. Le straniere del nostro cinema. Gremese Editore, 2005.
- ^ a b c "Avevo il sedere più bello del mondo, ma nella vita non-ho avuto culo (tr. "I had world's most gorgeous ass, but it didn't bring me luck in life")". Libero. March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
