Piccola Pupa

Acting

Piccola Pupa, which means "Little Doll," is an enthusiastic, high-spirited singing sensation, dancer and actress. Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1951,as Giuliana Crimilde Coverlizza, she was destined for stardom. Piccola won a rock-and-roll contest when she was 4-1/2 years old, was a headliner at the Meuretto D'Alassio (a Ligurian Riviera showplace) at age 6, and was on BBC television in London, "This Is Your Life" (1961), at age 10. (It was at this time that Piccola started learning English; she would be fluent in English by the time she was 13.) Danny Thomas saw Piccola's appearance on BBC TV in...