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Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a French multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress of Italian ethnicity. Valente is a polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is 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.

For the American writer, see Catherynne M. Valente.
Caterina Valente
Valente in 1966
Background information
Born (1931-01-14) 14 January 1931 (age 91)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • dancer
  • actress
Instrument(s)
  • Acoustic guitar
  • vocals
Years active1953–2003
Labels
  • Polydor
  • Philips
  • RCA Victor
  • Decca
  • Ariston
  • RCA Italiana
  • London
  • Durium
Websitewww.caterinavalente.com

Career


In 1955, she was featured on The Colgate Comedy Hour with Gordon MacRae. In 1958, she filmed the musical comedy Hier bin ich – hier bleib ich (Here I Am, Here I Stay) which featured a guest appearance by Bill Haley & His Comets. During Haley's segment, Valente sang a duet with Haley on a newly recorded version of his song "Vive la Rock and Roll".[1]

In the mid-1960s, Valente worked with Claus Ogerman and recorded material in both Italian and English that he arranged/conducted and/or composed on the Decca labels.[2] and London [3] Valente was a favorite of singer Perry Como, making eight guest appearances on his NBC Kraft Music Hall television program from 1961 to 1966. In 1964–65, she was co-host (with Carol Burnett and initially Bob Newhart) of The Entertainers, a CBS variety show. She was a frequent guest on The Dean Martin Show.[4]

In Germany, she was a major performer of Schlager music. There, she recorded Cole Porter's I Love Paris under the German title Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe, which sold more than 900,000 copies in 1954.[citation needed]

Over the years, she has recorded or performed with many international stars, including Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Claus Ogerman, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Sy Oliver, Buddy Rich and Edmundo Ros.[citation needed]

In 1959, she was nominated for a Grammy Award. Valente was a principal on the CBS variety series The Entertainers (1964–65). Valente also made three appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show.

In 1970 she appeared in the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium singing Before the Parade Passes By, and The Breeze and I.[5]

A briglia sciolta, the Italian jazz CD recorded in 1989 and re-released in later years under the titles Fantastica and Platinum deluxe, was her best-selling CD worldwide. In 2001, she released a new album, Girltalk, with harpist Catherine Michel.[citation needed] She retired in 2003.

In 2019 her song "Bongo cha cha cha" was included in the soundtrack of Spider-Man: Far from Home, directed by Jon Watts, becoming viral and risen to new popularity.[6][7][8][9]

In 2021 the song went viral on social media platform TikTok, thanks to its use for a trend that has collected over 250 million views, started from Latin countries and South America, and then popularized also in Italy and Germany.[10][11][12][13]


Personal life


An ethnic Italian, Valente was born and raised in France, and is a French citizen. One of four children, she was born into a musical family; her father, Giuseppe, was an accordion player, and her mother, Maria, was a musical comedienne.

In 1952, Valente married German juggler Erik van Aro. The couple later divorced. Their son is singer Eric van Aro.

In 1972, Valente married British pianist Roy Budd. They had a son before divorcing in 1980.

A polyglot, Valente speaks six languages (French, Italian, German, English, Spanish and Swedish), and can sing in all of them. In addition, she is capable of singing in Dutch, Portuguese, Hebrew, Greek and Japanese.

Valente is a longtime resident of Lugano, Switzerland.


Selected album discography



United States



Brazil



Peru



Argentina



Colombia



United Kingdom



Australia



Germany



Japan



South Africa



Selected filmography



Awards


(Incomplete list)


References


  1. "Bill Haley & the Comets - Vive le Rock'n Roll - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. "The Work of Claus Ogerman". Bjbear71.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. "The Work of Claus Ogerman". Bjbear71.com. 16 November 1965. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. "The Dean Martin Show – An 'Uncut' 3-DVD Set with guests". caterinavalente.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  5. Radio Times 15 November 1970
  6. "Bongo cha cha cha, il trend virale su TikTok: Tutte le curiosità sulla canzone". 5 April 2021.
  7. "TikTok, "Bongo cha cha cha" e "Miraculous" sono le nuove tendenze della settimana - Radio Zeta".
  8. "Tutte le curiosità su Bongo Cha Cha Cha, la hit di Caterina Valente virale su TikTok". 8 April 2021.
  9. "Testo di Bongo Cha Cha Cha, canzone virale su TikTok". 6 April 2021.
  10. "Bongo cha cha cha, il trend virale su TikTok: Tutte le curiosità sulla canzone". 5 April 2021.
  11. "TikTok, "Bongo cha cha cha" e "Miraculous" sono le nuove tendenze della settimana - Radio Zeta".
  12. "Tutte le curiosità su Bongo Cha Cha Cha, la hit di Caterina Valente virale su TikTok". 8 April 2021.
  13. "Testo di Bongo Cha Cha Cha, canzone virale su TikTok". 6 April 2021.



На других языках

[de] Caterina Valente

Caterina Germaine Maria Valente (* 14. Januar 1931 in Paris) ist eine italienische[1] Sängerin, Tänzerin, Gitarristin, Schauspielerin und Entertainerin. Da sie in erster Ehe mit einem deutschen Künstler verheiratet war, besaß Valente auch die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit. Heute ist sie französische Staatsangehörige.[2] Ihr musikalisches Repertoire umfasst Jazz, Schlager, Pop, Musical, Chanson und Bossa Nova. Bekannt wurde sie überwiegend durch ihren Gesang, sie wird aber auch als Gitarristin[3] und Stepptänzerin erwähnt.[4][5]
- [en] Caterina Valente

[es] Caterina Valente

Caterina Valente (París, 14 de enero de 1931) es una cantante, guitarrista, bailarina, comediante y actriz italiana nacida en Francia.[1] Su repertorio musical es muy variado e incluye jazz, schlager, pop, musicales, chanson y bossa nova.

[ru] Валенте, Катерина

Катери́на Вале́нте (итал. Caterina Valente; род. 14 января 1931 в Париже, Франция) — итальянская певица, популярная в мире в 1950-х и 60-х годах[1].


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