5 Essential Nadia Cassini Tracks

Spanning the full disco spectrum—including funk and Italo—Nadia Cassini left behind gems still waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.

Among the many features and byproducts of disco music, one can’t forget about the fact that it worked both as a career booster and a second act both for show-business professionals across disciplines and for classically-trained singers whose career needed a refresh for them to maintain some relevance.

Italian-American actress and showgirl Nadia Cassini experienced this firsthand. Born Gianna Lou Müller, she rose to prominence for her roles in Italian erotic comedies, known as “commedia sexy all’italiana.” Relevant participations include the sexually dissatisfied bride Paola in Il dio serpente, known for its soundtrack penned by Augusto Martelli; a supporting role in Mike Hodges’s 1972 movie Pulp; the lead role in the 1979 flick L’insegnante balla…con tutta la classe (the teacher dances…with the entire classroom), where she plays a dancing-enthusiast gym teacher; the titular character in the 1979 comedy L’infermiera nella corsia dei militari (the nurse in the military ward) and the sexu…