Born in
Taranto, Nava made her official debut as a songwriter in 1985 with the song "Questi figli", which she had sent by mail to
Gianni Morandi and which Morandi included in his album
Uno su mille. In 1987, she started a long collaboration with the producers
Antonio Coggio and Roberto Davini; the same year she debuted at the
Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Fai piano". Between 1987 and 2005, Nava entered the competition at the Sanremo Festival eight times, ranking third in 1999 with the song "Così è la vita". As a songwriter, she collaborated with
Andrea Bocelli,
Renato Zero,
Lucio Dalla,
Mango,
Amii Stewart,
Ornella Vanoni,
Loredana Bertè,
Eduardo De Crescenzo,
Mietta,
Gigi D'Alessio among others. In 2005, her song "It's Forever", sung in a duet with
Dionne Warwick, was chosen as the official song of the
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships held in
Bormio. == Discography ==