Nicoletta Grisoni, born Nicole Fernande Grisoni-Chappuis and professionally known by her stage name, Nicoletta, is a French pop singer.
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Nicoletta came into the world on April 11, 1944, in Vongy, which is now, Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, in France.
Nicoletta began her music as a member of her local church choir in France. She worked for a while in laundry and at a medical clinic in addition to DJing in the early 1960s in order to develop contacts ahead of her career.
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She was encouraged by French songwriter Léo Missir to join the industry and was signed to Barclay.
She became very popular on French radio and television in the 60s and 70s for a number of hit songs.
Nicoletta was reportedly born to a mentally retarded woman who got pregnant as a result of rape.
The singer married Patrick Chappuis, a Swiss jeweler, and had a son Alexandre the following year. The couple however divorced in 1985, after 7 years of marriage.