Ava Della Pietra

Ava Della Pietra
Born (2005-05-31) May 31, 2005
GenresPop
Occupationssinger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instrumentsguitar, vocals
Websitewww.avadellapietra.com

Ava Della Pietra (born May 31, 2005) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Early life and education

Della Pietra was born in New York to an Italian-American family. She began performing at age four and writing songs at age five. She is a multi-instrumentalist who plays violin, guitar, piano and bass guitar.[1][2] Della Pietra is enrolled in the Harvard University/Berklee School of Music dual program, class of 2027.[3][4]

Career

At age 7, Della Pietra performed on the national tours of Les Misérables and White Christmas before joining the original Broadway cast of School of Rock.[5] She has been featured on Good Morning America, Sesame Street (PBS),[6] the Tony Awards and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.[7]

In 2019, Della Pietra launched her solo music career with "Christmas Tonight,"[2] which she wrote with producing partner Will Hicks. The song was named one of Tiger Beat's "Best Holiday Songs of 2019"[8] and 360 Magazine called it "a beautiful and uplifting new song about the magic of the holiday season".[1]

Della Pietra's 2020 single "Optimist" earned praise from American Songwriter Magazine, who called it "bold," "refreshing," and "radio-ready".[9] and Newsday, who cited Della Pietra a "rising star".[10]

In 2020 Della Pietra sang the Star-Spangled Banner for the New York Open at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum[11]

Ava released the single Home in 2021.[12] Parade called the track "a pop ray of hope".[13]

i've been thinking was the first single off of Della Pietra's 2022 debut EP truth or truth, a collaboration with Nashville based producer Steven Martinez.[14] She performed power of you, another single from the album on WSMV's Today in Nashville.[15]

In 2023 Della Pietra released several singles including happy for you,[16] it started with u[17] and ego.[18] ego earned her the top prize at the Songwriters Guild of America SGA Awards Pop Song contest[19] and a Los Angeles Film Award for Best Song.[20] The video, directed by Adam Lukowski, won Best Video of 2023 awards from the Sweden Film Awards, New York International Film Awards, Berlin Indie Film Festival, London Independent Film Awards, Los Angeles International Film Festival's Indie Short Fest and the Rome International Movie Awards. A follow up single, talk it out was released shortly after.[21]

Della Pietra's 2025 singles Marionette, Moon Over Capri, 2 Can Play and Single for Life point towards her growth and reinvention. In The Hollywood Digest, Garth Thomas wrote, "Marionette is a powerful testament to her artistic growth and ability to blend theatricality with contemporary pop sensibilities.[22] Music News said, "On Marionette, Ava steps into a new creative dimension - one that is darker, eerier, and unafraid to explore the haunting corners of control and manipulation."[23] And Stage Magazine pointed out that Della Pietra is, "a pop star who refuses to play it safe".[24] It won Best Music Video and Best Song at multiple festivals including Cannes World Film Festival.[25]

Moon Over Capri is dedicated to Della Pietra's grandfather.[26] It won Best Music Video and Best Song at multiple film festivals including Cannes World Film Festival and the International Independent Film Awards.[27]

Upon releasing 2 Can Play Indie Boulevard wrote, "Her newest single is an embodiment of everything Ava has steadily become known for, yet this time she delivers something surprisingly more incisive, more commercially honed."[28] It has won multiple awards including Best Pop Music Video at the Hollywood Best Indie Film Festival.[29]

Single for Life was co-produced with Alex Koste.[4] Lock, a UK based music magazine advocating for female musicians wrote that the song showcases Della Pietra's willingness to be, "cheeky, stylish, and self-aware".[30][31]

Discography

Singles

Year Song Chart
2019 Christmas Tonight
2020 Optimist
2021 Home
2022 power of you #21 AC Billboard Radio Chart
depend on me
long way home
my boyfriend
i've been thinking
2023 it started with u
happy for u #31 AC Hot Chart
worst of times
ego
talk it out
2024 sick
rearview mirror
Reindeer Rebellion
2025 Marionette
Moon Over Capri
Single For Life
2 Can Play

EP's

Year Title Chart
2022 truth or truth

Awards and honors

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2016 The Fred & Adele Astaire Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show "School of Rock" Nominated
2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Gold Key for Excellence in Writing
2019 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Best Song "Christmas Tonight"
2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Gold Key for Excellence in Writing
2020 West Coast Songwriter Competition Best Song "Optimist"
2021 New York State School Music Association Songwriters Showcase Best Song "Optimist" [32]
2021 The New York Young Performers Prize Second Prize, Advanced Level
2022 Songwriter Universe Best Song "Depend On Me"
2023 Cannes World Film Festival Best Song "Talk it Out" Won [33]
2023 New York International Film Awards - NYIFA (December 2023) Best Song "Talk it Out" Won [34]
2023 Sweden Film Awards Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [35]
2023 Oniros Film Awards (December 2023) Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [36]
2023 Rome International Movie Awards (December 2023) Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [37]
2023 London Independent Film Awards Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [38]
2023 IndieX Film Festival (December 2023) Best Original Song & Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [39]
2023 South Film and Arts Academy Festival Best Art Direction in a Short Film "Talk it Out" Honorable Mention [40]
2023 Indie Short Fest Best Original Song "Talk it Out" Won [41]
2023 Global Film Festival Awards Best Music Video "Ego" Won [42]
2023 Robinson Film Awards (International Film Festival) Best Music Video "Ego" Won [43]
2023 New York International Film Awards - NYIFA (October 2023) Best Music Video "Ego" Won [44]
2023 Sweden Film Awards Best Music Video "Ego" Won [45]
2023 Stafford Film Festival Best Music Video "Ego" Won [46]
2023 Rome International Movie Awards (October 2023) Best Music Video "Ego" Won [47]
2023 International Independent Film Awards Diamond Best Music Video & Original Song "Ego" Won [48]
2023 IndieX Film Festival (October 2023) Best Music Video "Ego" Won [49]
2023 South Film and Arts Academy Festival Best Music Video & Editing "Ego" Honorable Mention in a Short Film [50]
2023 Indie Short Fest Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video) "Ego" Won [51]
2023 London Art Film Awards Best Lyrics Song "Ego" Won [52]
2023 CKF International Film Festival Best Music Video of the Month "Ego" Won [53]
2023 Festigious Los Angeles - Monthly Film Competition Best Song "Ego" Won [54]
2023 Los Angeles Film Awards Best Song "Ego" Won [55]
2023 The I AM Film Festival (London UK) Best Music Video "Ego" Won [56]
2023 Top Shorts Best Music Video & Best Song "Ego" Won [57]
2023 Luleå International Film Festival Best Music Video "Ego" Won [58]
2023 Music Video Awards Best Song "Ego" Won [59]
2023 Latitude Film Awards Bronze "Ego" Won [60]
2023 Carpe Diem Best Music Video "Ego" Won [61]
2023 ICE CineFest Best Music Video "Ego" Won [62]
2023 F3: Queen City Film Festival, Film Curation, & Film Awards Best Music Video "Ego" Won [63]
2023 Feel The Reel International Film Festival Best Music Video "Ego" Won [64]
2023 Indie House Best Music Video "Ego" Won [65]
2023 International Music Video Underground Best Music Video "Ego" Won [66]
2023 Avalonia Festival - Short Films, etc. Best Music Video / Musical 180 "Ego" Won [67]
2023 Unsigned Only Best Song "Happy For You"
2023 Songwriter Universe Best Song "Worst Of Times"
2023 Songwriter's Guild of America Best Song "Ego" Won [19]
2023 Los Angeles Film Awards Best Song "Ego" Won [20]
2023 Music Video Awards Best Song "Ego"
2023 International Independent Film Awards Best Song "Ego"
2024 Latitude Film Awards Bronze "Talk it Out" Won [68]
2024 Global Film Festival Awards Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [69]
2024 Carpe Diem Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [70]
2024 Oakland Film Festival Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [71]
2024 Berlin Indie Film Festival Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [72]
2024 Top Shorts Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [73]
2024 Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival Best Music Video "Talk it Out" Won [74]
2024 Los Angeles Film Festival STORYTELLA Best Music Video "Ego" Won [75]
2024 Solaris Film Festival Best Music Video "Ego" Won [76]
2024 VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival Best Song "Ego" Won [77]
2024 New York True Venture Film Festival - NYTVFF Best Music Video "Ego" Won [78]
2024 Indie Filmmaker Awards Best Music Video (U.S.)(under 4 minutes) "Ego" Won [79]
2024 Short. Sweet. Film Fest. Outstanding Music Video "Ego" Won [80]
2024 Aphrodite Film Awards Best Piece of Music (Only Music) "Ego" Won [81]
2024 World Music & Independent Film Festival Best Pop Music Video & Best Director in Music Video "Ego" Won [82]
2024 UK Songwriting Contest Best Christmas Song "Reindeer Rebellion" Won [83]
2024 MegaFlix Movie Awards Best Music Video “Talk It Out” Won [84]
2025 Best Hollywood Day Shorts Film Festival Best Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [85]
2025 Cannes World Film Festival Best Song "2 Can Play" Won [86]
2025 Depth of Field International Film Festival Outstanding Excellence "2 Can Play" Won [87]
2025 Hollywood Best Indie Film Festival Best Pop Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [88]
2025 International Independent Film Awards Platinum: Best Music Video & Song "2 Can Play" Won [89]
2025 LA Film & Documentary Award Best Pop Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [90]
2025 Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards Best Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [91]
2025 Oniros Film Awards (August 2025) Best Song "2 Can Play" Won [92]
2025 Rome International Movie Awards (August 2025) Best Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [93]
2025 Best Hollywood Day Shorts Film Festival Best Pop Music Video "Marionette" Won [94]
2025 Cannes World Film Festival Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [95]
2025 Chicago Indie Film Awards Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [96]
2025 Dallas Shorts Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [97]
2025 Depth of Field International Film Festival Outstanding Excellence "Marionette" Won [98]
2025 Feel The Reel International Film Festival Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [99]
2025 Frames of Newyork Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [100]
2025 Hollywood Best Indie Film Festival Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [101]
2025 Indie Short Fest Best Original Song "Marionette" Won [102]
2025 IndieX Film Festival (September 2025) Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [103]
2025 International Independent Film Awards Platinum: Best Music Video & Song "Marionette" Won [104]
2025 LA Film & Documentary Award Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [105]
2025 London Independent Film Awards Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [106]
2025 London Vision Film Festival Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [107]
2025 Los Angeles Film Awards Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [108]
2025 Luleå International Film Festival Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [109]
2025 New York International Film Awards - NYIFA (August 2025) Best Song "Marionette" Won [110]
2025 Oniros Film Awards (August 2025) Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [111]
2025 Palermo International Film Festival Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [112]
2025 Rome International Movie Awards (August 2025) Best Experimental "Marionette" Won [113]
2025 South Film and Arts Academy Festival Best Art Direction in a Short Film "Marionette" Won [114]
2025 Sweden Film Awards Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [115]
2025 Top Shorts Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [116]
2025 Toronto Indie Shorts Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [117]
2025 Cannes Independent Shorts Best Music Video "Moon Over Capri" Won [118]
2025 Depth of Field International Film Festival Excellence "Moon Over Capri" Won [119]
2025 Hollywood Best Indie Film Festival Best Original Song "Moon Over Capri" Won [120]
2025 Hong Kong Indie Film Festival Best Music Video "Moon Over Capri" Won [121]
2025 International Independent Film Awards Platinum: Best Music Video & Song "Moon Over Capri" Won [122]
2025 Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards Best Original Song "Moon Over Capri" Won [123]
2025 Rome International Movie Awards (August 2025) Best Music Video "Moon Over Capri" Won [124]
2025 South Film and Arts Academy Festival Best Music Video "Moon Over Capri" Won [125]
2025 VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival Best Song "Moon Over Capri" Won [126]
2025 International Music Video Awards Best Pop Video, Best North America Music Video, Best Makeup "Marionette" Won [127]
2025 Amsterdam Movie Fest Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [128]
2025 Best Hollywood Day Shorts Film Festival Best American Music Video "Single For Life" Won [129]
2025 California Music Video & Film Awards Best Movement (Choreography in a Music Video) "Single For Life" Won [130]
2025 Cannes Independent Shorts Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [131]
2025 Cannes World Film Festival Best Original Song "Single For Life" Won [132]
2025 CKF International Film Festival Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [133]
2025 Feel The Reel International Film Festival Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [134]
2025 Festigious Los Angeles - Monthly Film Competition Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [135]
2025 Frames of Newyork Best Music Video (Season 3) "Single For Life" Won [136]
2025 Hollywood Best Indie Film Festival Best American Music Video "Single For Life" Won [137]
2025 Indie Short Fest Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [138]
2025 International Independent Film Awards Platinum: Best Music Video & Best Song "Single For Life" Won [139]
2025 LA Film & Documentary Award Best Pop Music Video "Single For Life" Won [140]
2025 London Independent Film Awards Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [141]
2025 London Vision Film Festival Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [142]
2025 Los Angeles Film Awards Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [143]
2025 Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards Best American Music Video "Single For Life" Won [144]
2025 Luleå International Film Festival Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [145]
2025 New York International Film Awards - NYIFA Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [146]
2025 Oniros Film Awards Best Original Song "Single For Life" Won [147]
2025 Palermo International Film Festival Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [148]
2025 Rome International Movie Awards Best Music Video and Best Original Score "Single For Life" Won [149]
2025 South Film and Arts Academy Festival Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [150]
2025 Sweden Film Awards Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [151]
2025 Top Shorts Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [152]
2025 Toronto Indie Shorts Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [153]
2025 Vegas Independent Film Awards Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [154]
2025 California Music Video & Film Awards Best Pop Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [155]
2025 Global Film Festival Awards Best Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [156]
2025 MegaFlix Movie Awards Best Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [157]
2025 Santa Ana Independent Film Awards Best Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [158]
2025 Washington Film Awards Best Music Video "2 Can Play" Won [159]
2025 Amsterdam Movie Fest Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [160]
2025 Berlin Indie Film Festival Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [161]
2025 Dallas Shorts Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [162]
2025 Festigious Los Angeles - Monthly Film Competition Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [163]
2025 Hollywood Stage Script Film Competition Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [164]
2025 New Orleans International Film Awards Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [165]
2025 New York Film & Cinematography Awards Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [166]
2025 The I AM Film Festival (London UK) Best Music Video "Marionette" Won [167]
2025 Brussels World Film Festival Best Music Video "Moon Over Capri" Won [168]
2025 Indianapolis Independent Film Festival Best Music Video "Moon Over Capri" Won [169]
2025 Hollywood International Golden Age Festival Best Music Video “2 Can Play” Won [170]
2026 New York Independent Cinema Awards Best Music Video "Single For Life" Won [171]
2026 ORION IFF International Film Festival Best Music Clip "Marionette" Won [172]

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