Nella Martinetti is a Swiss songwriter. In 1987, along with Atilla Şereftuğ, Martinetti approached young singer Celine Dion, asking her to represent Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.
Nella Martinetti is currently terminally ill in hospital in Zuerich, Switzerland. In a recent press article Celine Dion was quoted as having to have said she wishes to visit Nella, however was refused permission by the doctors caring for Nella who has been ill for quite some time.