Line #131 Music/CristinaDAvena


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3	Cristina D'Avena (born July 6th, 1964) is an Italian singer, well-known for her [[AlternativeForeignThemeSong alternative theme songs]] in the Italian dubs of animated series for Mediaset channels.
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5	Nearly all the Italian kids born in the 80's, 90's, and 2000's grew up with her voice. She has sung the opening songs of over 700 animated series, and listing them all would be impossibile. This lasted until the late 2000s, as in the 2010s Italy moved away from their long AlternativeForeignThemeSong tradition, and started to use [[TheSongRemainsTheSame the original theme songs]] or simply [[TranslatedCoverVersion Italian translations of them]].
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7	Among her most famous theme songs, there are ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', ''Anime/AttackerYou'', ''Anime/LittlePollon'', ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'', ''Manga/CatsEye'', and ''Manga/AiShiteNight''. For the Western cartoon series, the most notable are probably her several theme songs of ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'', which changes opening every season in the Italian version.
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9	Due to the popularity of ''Ai Shite Night'' and Cristina's theme song, the anime got an Italian live action sequel with the title ''Series/LoveMeLicia'' where D'Avena herself plays the main character. After the end of the ''Licia'' series in 1988, she also starred as the main character in another sitcom (originally titled ''Arriva Cristina'') where she played a fictional version of herself, which lasted until the end of 1991.
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11	Most of her songs are published in the ''Fivelandia'' compilation series, which has 22 albums.
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13	For her male counterpart, see Music/GiorgioVanni.
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15	!!Some of the theme songs sung by Cristina D'Avena:
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18	[[folder: Released in the 80's]]
19	!!Anime
20	* ''Manga/AimForTheAce''
21	* ''Anime/AiNoWakakusaMonogatari''
22	* ''Manga/AiShiteNight''
23	* ''Anime/AlpsStoriesMyAnnette''
24	* ''Anime/AttackerYou''
25	* ''Manga/CandyCandy''
26	* ''Manga/CatsEye''
27	* ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''
28	* ''Manga/GanbareKickers''
29	* ''Manga/{{Georgie}}''
30	* ''Manga/GlassMask''
31	* ''Manga/HikariNoDensetsu''
32	* ''Manga/HimitsuNoAkkoChan''
33	* ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows''
34	* ''Manga/KimagureOrangeRoad''
35	* ''Manga/{{Lady}}''
36	* ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi''
37	* ''Literature/LittleLordFauntleroy'' (anime version)
38	* ''Anime/LittleMemole''
39	* ''Anime/LittlePollon''
40	* ''Anime/MagicalEmiTheMagicStar''
41	* ''Anime/MagicalIdolPastelYumi''
42	* ''Manga/NanakoSOS''
43	* ''Anime/PersiaTheMagicFairy''
44	* ''Anime/PiccolinoNoBoken'' (her first theme song ever in 1981)
45	* ''Anime/PrincessSarah''
46	* ''Anime/TheStoryOfPollyannaGirlOfLove''
47	* ''Manga/Touch1981''
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49	!!Western Animation
50	* ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens''
51	* ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula''
52	* ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace''
53	* ''WesternAnimation/DenverTheLastDinosaur''
54	* ''WesternAnimation/IlEtaitUneFois''
55	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}''
56	* ''WesternAnimation/LadyLovelyLocks''
57	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends''
58	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981''
59	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSnorks''
60	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfDavidTheGnome''
61	[[/folder]]
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63	[[folder: Released in the 90's]]
64	!!Anime
65	* ''Manga/AttackNumberOne'' (second version)
66	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Calimero}}''
67	* ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' (''Captain Tsubasa J'')
68	* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''
69	* ''Manga/EsperMami''
70	* ''Anime/HelloSandybell''
71	* ''Manga/HimechansRibbon''
72	* ''Anime/HimitsuNoHanazono''
73	* ''Anime/HoneyBeeHutch'' (second version)
74	* ''Anime/TheJungleBook''
75	* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail''
76	* ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''
77	* ''Anime/TheLegendOfSnowWhite''
78	* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''
79	* ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy''
80	* ''Manga/MiracleGirls''
81	* ''Anime/MyDaddyLongLegs''
82	* ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater''
83	* ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'' (second version)
84	* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' (90's anime)
85	* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}''
86	* ''Anime/TheSwissFamilyRobinsonFloneOfTheMysteriousIsland'' (second version)
87	* ''Anime/TicoOfTheSevenSeas''
88	* ''Series/TopoGigio'' (anime adaptation)
89	* ''Anime/TrappFamilyStory''
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91	!!Live-Action TV
92	* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends''
93	* ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries''
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95	!!Western Animation
96	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''
97	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin''
98	* ''WesternAnimation/ALFTales''
99	* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks''
100	* ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog''
101	* ''WesternAnimation/BadDog''
102	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
103	* ''WesternAnimation/BeethovenTheAnimatedSeries''
104	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}''
105	* ''WesternAnimation/CampCandy''
106	* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster''
107	* ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s''
108	* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''
109	* ''WesternAnimation/DrZitbagsTransylvaniaPetShop''
110	* ''WesternAnimation/GarbagePailKidsCartoon''
111	* ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh''
112	* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''
113	* ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}''
114	* ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr''
115	* ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop1995''
116	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}}''
117	* ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus''
118	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask''
119	* ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon''
120	* ''WesternAnimation/OscarsOrchestra''
121	* ''WesternAnimation/NedsNewt''
122	* ''WesternAnimation/PeterPanAndThePirates''
123	* ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeAndSon''
124	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons''
125	* ''WesternAnimation/SimbaENatoUnRe''
126	* ''WesternAnimation/SkyDancers''
127	* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''
128	* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGoofs''
129	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow''
130	* ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''
131	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWackyWorldOfTexAvery''
132	* ''WesternAnimation/WidgetTheWorldWatcher''
133	* ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' ('80s episodes)
134	[[/folder]]
135
136	[[folder: Released in the 2000's]]
137	!!Anime (Solo Songs)
138	* ''Anime/CorrectorYui''
139	* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' (redub of the 1979 anime + 2005 anime)
140	* ''Anime/GhostSweeperMikami''
141	* ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}''
142	* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''
143	* ''Anime/FancyLala''
144	* ''Manga/MirumoDePon''
145	* ''Manga/MizuiroJidai''
146	* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''
147	* ''Anime/{{Ojarumaru}}''
148	* ''Anime/PrincessComet''
149	* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew''
150	* ''Manga/WeddingPeach''
151	* ''Anime/YumeNoCrayonOukoku''
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153	!!Anime (Duets with Giorgio Vanni)
154	* ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' (''Road to 2002'')
155	* ''Manga/CyborgKuroChan''
156	* ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' (remake)
157	* ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}''
158	* ''Manga/OnePiece''
159	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' (third Italian opening onwards)
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161	!!Western Animation
162	* ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina''
163	* ''WesternAnimation/ButtUglyMartians''
164	* ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales''
165	* ''Literature/{{Franklin}}''
166	* ''WesternAnimation/JakersTheAdventuresOfPiggleyWinks''
167	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kipper}}''
168	* ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast''
169	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Marsupilami}}''
170	* ''WesternAnimation/MonaTheVampire''
171	* ''WesternAnimation/MyPetMonster''
172	* ''[[WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]''
173	* ''Franchise/{{Paddington}}'' (1997 series)
174	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Papyrus}}''
175	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Prezzemolo}}''
176	* ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries''
177	* ''WesternAnimation/SimsalaGrimm''
178	* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies''
179	* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateBookOfSpells''
180	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}''
181	* ''WesternAnimation/VivaPinata''
182	[[/folder]]
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184	[[folder: Released in the 2010s]]
185	!!Anime
186	* ''Manga/EmmaAVictorianRomance''
187	* ''Anime/Jewelpet2009''
188	* ''Kaze no Shoujo Emily''
189	* ''Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables''
190	* ''Anime/PorphyNoNagaiTabi''
191	* ''Manga/ShugoChara''
192	[[/folder]]
193
194	!!Her works provide examples of:
195	* EightiesHair: She used to have this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIHtFKul_Cg the early 80s]], at the beginning of her theme songs career, but grew out of it in a few years. Hardly anyone remembers her with her hair now.
196	* TheAce: She played this role in both the ''[[Series/LoveMeLicia Licia]]'' series and the ''Cristina'' series. In both shows, she's the sweet, smart, beautiful protagonist and wonderful singer who is adored by all the other characters. This is probably due to her being already an idol to the Italian children (because of her theme songs), and kids need role models.
197	** As Licia, who is based on Yakko from ''Manga/AiShiteNight'', she's a flawless girl, and Yakko's little flaws from the anime are removed. Also, early seasons treat her singing skills as HiddenDepths, while in later seasons she is a famous singer along with her boyfriend.
198	** As Cristina in ''Arriva Cristina'' and following seasons, she plays the main character... AsHerself. While a ''slightly'' more realistic and quirky character than Licia, the character "Cristina" is still portrayed as a popular singer, a great student, a kind leader to her friends, and in the first season, ''all'' her male friends are secretly in love with her.
199	* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The queen of the Italian theme songs for children. For thirty years, the Italian localization replaced the theme songs of most animated series (especially anime, but plenty of Western cartoons as well) with completely different songs sung by Cristina D'Avena. You can find Cristina D'Avena's "modern" versions even of the anime that already had other different Italian theme songs performed by other singers.
200	* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The lyrics of the ExpositoryThemeTune (not written by D'Avena herself, who is just the singer) are occasionally inaccurate, often based on the first few episodes or vague descriptions of the main characters.
201	* BraggingThemeTune: Most of her theme songs, especially the ones with a ProtagonistTitle, are about how awesome the main character is.
202	* [[invoked]]CelebrityVoiceActor: She voiced Beatrice in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', Smurfwillow in ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'', the narrator in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriendsTheGreatRace'', and the Fairy Godmother in ''WesternAnimation/PlaymobilTheMovie''. She also provided the singing voices of the title characters in ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel'' and ''Anime/MagicalEmiTheMagicStar''.
203	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
204	** Cristina's theme songs are largely associated with animated series dubbed by [[NamesToKnowInAnime/ItalianVoiceActors Milan's voice actors]], since in the 90s and 2000s all the animated series with Cristina's theme songs were dubbed in Milan. For her younger fans, it's odd to find out that several of her theme songs in the 80s (though not all of them) were used for animated series dubbed in Rome, and the voice actors were very different.
205	** She has no male counterpart in the '80s, since Mediaset theme songs were occasionally performed by other artists (especially in the first half), but there wasn't a prominent male singer. Many people assume Giorgio Vanni has always been her SpearCounterpart since the '90s, but the main male singers for Mediaset theme songs in the 90's were Marco Destro and Enzo Draghi. Giorgio Vanni started singing for Mediaset only in 1999, and was mostly active throughout the 2000s.
206	* ExpositoryThemeTune: The lyrics of her theme songs usually describe the main charcater(s) or the premise of the show.
207	* FormerChildStar: When she was a child, she sang "Il Valzer del Moscerino" ("The Waltz of the Midge") and several other songs at the children's song festival ''Series/ZecchinoDOro''. Her entire adult career involves singing children's songs.
208	* GratuitousEnglish: Rarely in her older works, but once Music/GiorgioVanni came into the picture, it became common to insert random English lines in the otherwise Italian lyrics. The ''Pokémon'' theme songs are good examples, where they even changed the third season's title to "Always Pokémon".
209	* MaleBandFemaleSinger:
210	** When she plays herself in the sitcom ''Arriva Cristina'' and its sequels. She's the lead vocalist and all the other members of her band are guys.
211	** Zig-zagged in ''Series/LoveMeLicia''. While the Bee Hive was supposed to be an all-male band (as it was [[Manga/AiShiteNight in the anime]]), Cristina's character Licia eventually becomes the female vocalist who sings duets with her boyfriend Mirko, the other singer. She even has some solo songs with the band.
212	* ReplacedTheThemeTune: If the animated show has many seasons, all the seasons usually get their own different Italian theme songs, combined with NewSeasonNewName. Her five theme songs of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' and her ''nine'' theme songs of ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' are good examples. This also applies to Cristina's own live-action shows: both the ''Licia'' series and the ''Cristina'' series have four different theme songs each, always sung by Cristina, obviously.
213	* SpearCounterpart:
214	** In the late 80's and the 90's, she had Enzo Draghi, who gained prominence after dubbing the singing voice of Go, the lead singer in ''Manga/AiShiteNight'' and the Italian live sequel ''Series/LoveMeLicia'', and performing many duets with Cristina in the latter. Since then, he has performed several Italian theme songs for Mediaset (''Franchise/LupinIII'', ''Anime/RoninWarriors'', ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'') and composed many others.
215	** Marco Destro performed several theme songs for Mediaset series in the 90's, including ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', and a duet with Cristina D'Avena in the second opening of ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa''.
216	** Starting in 1999, she got a stable male counterpart in Giorgio Vanni, who has also become the most famous and the longest-lasting one. Throughout the 2000s, Giorgio sang many theme songs for anime aimed at boys (''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', ''Anime/YuGiOh'', ''Manga/CaseClosed''), leaving to Cristina the theme songs for series more targeted towards girls or children. Occasionally, they join their forces and sing a duet for the same series.
217	* SpoilerOpening: Her theme songs generally use footage from random episodes of the anime, and often end up spoilering important scenes. Exaggerated in the first season of ''Sailor Moon'', where the lyrics state that the title character is the "princess of a faraway kingdom'' while showing footage of Princess Serenity.
218	* ThemeTuneRap: The third season of the ''Cristina'' series (with the title [[NewSeasonNewName "Cri Cri"]]), has a theme song which is partly pop, partly rap. Quite odd, since rap is not exactly Cristina D'Avena's style.
219	* TitleThemeTune: As a rule, her theme songs repeat several times the show's title in the chorus.
220	* TruncatedThemeTune: For years, the Italian openings had a length of about 2 minutes when airing on TV. Around 2003, the standard format became 1 minute, and many 2-minute theme songs were abruptly shortened to fit the new format.
221	* WhatSongWasThisAgain: Many of her theme songs from the 80's were translated and adapted for the Spanish, French, and German localizations. However, it often happened that some of her songs' melodies (usually composed by Ninni Carucci) were later used for completely different shows in other countries. Just a few examples:
222	** Italian theme song of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N93vRcAkkDA My Little Pony and Friends]]. Spanish theme song of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20MreUnFb7Y Attack No. 1]] and French theme song of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKiB8YfEERY Mahou Shoujo Lalabel]].
223	** Italian theme song of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovv88rxqgSI Attacker You]]. German theme song of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UyGV6nXALk Attack No. 1]].
224	** Italian theme song of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMH8pkZ7qWE Candy Candy]]. French theme song of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfDkgmtZUwo Idol Densetsu Eriko]].

Context Music / CristinaDAvena