| Fortissimo | |
| Cover: | 45PM Fortissimo (song).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Rita Pavone |
| Album: | Rita la zanzara |
| B-Side: | La sai troppo lunga |
| Released: | 1966 |
| Genre: | Pop, Ballad |
| Label: | RCA Italiana |
| Producer: | Teddy Reno |
| Prev Title: | Qui ritornerà |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | La zanzara |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
"Fortissimo" is a 1966 song brought to success by Rita Pavone. The music was composed by Bruno Canfora, while the lyrics were written by director and screenwriter Lina Wertmüller, at the time a close collaborator of Pavone, after having directed her in the television miniseries Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca and in the musicarello film Rita the Mosquito.[1] The arrangements of the song are by Luis Bacalov.[1]
"Fortissimo" was chosen as the opening song of the popular RAI variety show Studio Uno, whose 1966 edition Pavone presented, alternating with Mina, Ornella Vanoni and Sandra Milo.[1]
The song was later covered by several artists, including Mina,[1] Iva Zanicchi,[1] Robert Goulet,[1] Betty Madigan,[1] Laura Bono,[2] Nathalie.[3]
7" single – PM45 3366