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Caterina Valente

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Caterina Valente

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Also known as Caterina Germaine Maria Valente

Italian multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress (1931–2024)

Person · Open Library

Born
1931
Works
2

Top works

  • Bonjour, Katrin!
  • Caterina Valente

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Paris, France

Known for

  • Unvergessene Legenden — Self (archive footage)2020
  • alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio — Self1994
  • ECHO-Verleihung — Self1992
  • Die Mike Krüger Show — Self1991
  • Boulevard Bio — Self1991
  • Hotel Paradies — Rosita Kroll1990
  • Romy Award — Self1990
  • Pssst ... — self1990
  • Die schnelle Gerdi — Self1989
  • Super-Chancen — Caterina Valente1988

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
115,770
Total plays
1,558,218

Tags

jazzfemale vocalistsSchlagerDeutsche SchlagerBossa Nova

Caterina Valente (January 14, 1931 in Paris – September 9, 2024 in Lugano) was an Italian-born singer, dancer, and actress. She came from an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown. She had three siblings, of whom Silvio Francesco was also active in show business. In 1952 she married juggler Erik van Aro (Gerd Eric Horst Scholz). He recognized her talent and accompanied her in her initial years of worldwide success

via Last.fm · Caterina Valente

Key facts

Born
Caterina Germaine Maria Valente , ( 1931-01-14 ) 14 January 1931, Paris, French Third Republic
Died
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) (aged 93), Lugano , Ticino, Switzerland
Occupations
Singer musician dancer
Instruments
Vocals acoustic guitar
Years active
1953–2003
Labels
Polydor Cetra RCA Victor Decca Ariston RCA Italiana London Durium
Website
www .caterinavalente .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Caterina Germaine Maria Valente (14 January 1931 – 9 September 2024) was an Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer. She spoke six languages and sang in thirteen. While she was best known as a performer in Europe, Valente spent part of her career in the United States, where she performed alongside Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caterina Valente” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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