April: (4) Rita tells the story of her life to journalist Paola Stroppiana, on the online edition of the Corriere Torino newspaper (torino.corriere.it), entitled 'Rita Pavone: "My father spent the payment on the refrigerator so I could sing". The incredible story that changed her life' and 'From poverty in Turin to worldwide success: the difficult beginnings, the relationship with her father and the love that marked Rita Pavone's life'; (5) To journalist Paola Stroppiana still, on the front page of Corriere Torino an interview with Rita who remembers her father Giovanni Pavone (1911-1990): "Daddy had black nails from operating a lathe. He worked at FIAT so I could sing". In that same edition, on the page CRONACA DI TORINO, she says: "Dad realized I had talent when I was 4 years old. I traveled to Rome, in 1962, for the Festival of the Unknowns, with the money set aside to buy a refrigerator" and 'Rita remembers Giovanni used to take her on a Lambretta motorcycle to places in Turin, with the sheet music under his jacket'.
May: (20) Rita talks to journalist Riccardo Bocca for more than an hour (1:10:23) at YouTube's 'Lo Sgabuzzino'.
June: (20) As it happened in 2024 and 2025, Rita is again featured at 'La Milanesiana 2026', a festival presented by Elisabetta Sgarbi, in Seregno (Monza Brianza), at Teatro San Rocco. Rita talks with journalist Mario Andreose and, accompanied by Fabio Gangi (keyboard/vocals), Riccardo Bertuzzi (guitar) and David Cuomo (drums), presents her show 'A Foot in the Past with an Open Gaze at the Future' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQLpkVtqGQ) singing "Donne ferme, donne che camminano", "Fortissimo", "Anni impazienti", "I'll be your baby tonight", "Il geghegè", "Come te non c'è nessuno", "Datemi un martello", "To love somebody", "E... allora... cercasi", "Cuore"/"Heart", "Sapore di sale", "Rainin'", "Sua maestà l'amore", "Il ballo del mattone", "La partita di pallone"/"El partido de fútbol", "Che m'importa del mondo"/"Now that you're gone"/"Qué me importa del mundo", "Proud Mary", "Niente (Resilienza 74)", "Gemma" and "Ho tolto il make-up"; (26) At Diano Marina (Imperia), in the Turtle pier, Rita talks with music producer Stefano Senardi for the third edition of the festival 'Close Encounters with Music' with dialoges, confrontations and music, moderated by journalist Gaia Ammirati. She sings "Fortissimo", "Cuore", "Ho tolto il make-up" and others, accompanied by musicians Fabio Gangi, David Cuomo and Riccardo Bertuzzi.
July: (1) TV Circle, an Italian portal and blog which deals with entertainment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ERJ1t_U2uI) publishes an interview with Rita by blogger and radio host Andrea Della Rocca, where she talks about her book 'GEMMA E LE ALTRE - Donne Ferme, Donne che Camminano' and her career; (2) La Stampa publishes an interview with Rita by Francesca D'Angelo titled 'My Teddy Reno is turning one hundred. I'm happy to have fought for him' and subtitled 'The singer who was awarded at the Italian Global Series: "They criticized us, but I knew the marriage would last"'; (3) Rita receives the Maximo Excellence Award 2026 for the RAI TV series 'Gian Burrasca' (1964–1965), in Rimini, at the Amintore Galli Theatre during the 'Italian Global Series Festival'; (4) Rita presents her concert 'A Foot in the Past with an Open Gaze at the Future' as part of Elisabetta Sgarbi’s cultural festival 'La Milanesiana 2026', in Gatteo a Mare (Forlì-Cesena), at the Arena Lido Rubicone. Also on the 4th, the magazine iO Donna, a Corriere della Sera supplement publishes an interview with Rita titled 'Rita Pavone: "My marriage has lasted a lifetime. So much for those who said: 'It would last only three minutes, like a record'". The article goes on saying: 'R.P.: "My lifelong dream? To stay in America"'; 'R.P.: "I like Arisa, Annalisa, and Angelina Mango"' and 'R.P.: "My Teddy, at a hundred years old, is still a hunk"'. Also on the same day, Facebook posts 'Noi degli 8090' (https://www.facebook.com/noidegli8090) which Rita told the news agency Adnkronos (https://www.adnkronos.com) regarding artistic survival; (10) Journalist Valeria Palumbo writes a two-page article about Rita's career on OGGI #28 magazine, in its section "OGGI" DI IERI. It is titled: "Rita Pavone: so much spirit in such a small woman". Further more Oggi's site, called CELEBS features statements made by Rita to journalist Giulia Perona about her husband who would turn 100 yeas old on the 11th: "We're ready to celebrate his 100th birthday". She goes on: "I hadn't realized the person I would love for the rest of my life was already right beside me". Regarding the Sanremo Festival, she says: "I like competing. I like the fight. I’m not interested in going only as a guest"; (16) Rita reveals her opinion about new faces in the Italian music scene to FQ MAGAZINE contained in the newspaper il Fatto Quotidiano (https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it): "Angelina Mango is pretty good, Ultimo, Irama, Elodie, Annalisa are also good, but to succeed they'll have to get a grip on themselves and mature": Rita Pavone's notes.
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