Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is an Italian-French
multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress. Valente is a
polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is
best-known as a European performer, Valente also spent part of her
career in the United States, where she performed alongside Bing
Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Ella Fitzgerald, among
others.Valente was born in Paris, France. In 1953, she made her first
recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. Soon afterwards she achieved success
with songs such as "Malagueña", "The Breeze and I" (a global
million-seller), and "Dreh dich nicht um" with the Werner Müller
orchestra.In 1955, she was featured on The Colgate Comedy Hour with
Gordon MacRae. In 1958, she filmed the musical comedy Hier bin ich â€"
hier bleib ich (Here I Am, Here I Stay) which featured a guest
appearance by Bill Haley & His Comets. During Haley's segment, Valente
sings a duet with Haley on a newly recorded version of his song "Vive
la Rock and Roll".Caterina Valente also appeared at least once on the
world famous weekly Ed Sullivan Show with her brother Silvio Francesco
playing horn performing a special skillful song duet on the episode
also featuring Leslie Uggams, Joan Rivers, Tony Holland, the Schaller
Brothers, Eric Brenn, and Blood, Sweat and Tears.
multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress. Valente is a
polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is
best-known as a European performer, Valente also spent part of her
career in the United States, where she performed alongside Bing
Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Ella Fitzgerald, among
others.Valente was born in Paris, France. In 1953, she made her first
recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. Soon afterwards she achieved success
with songs such as "Malagueña", "The Breeze and I" (a global
million-seller), and "Dreh dich nicht um" with the Werner Müller
orchestra.In 1955, she was featured on The Colgate Comedy Hour with
Gordon MacRae. In 1958, she filmed the musical comedy Hier bin ich â€"
hier bleib ich (Here I Am, Here I Stay) which featured a guest
appearance by Bill Haley & His Comets. During Haley's segment, Valente
sings a duet with Haley on a newly recorded version of his song "Vive
la Rock and Roll".Caterina Valente also appeared at least once on the
world famous weekly Ed Sullivan Show with her brother Silvio Francesco
playing horn performing a special skillful song duet on the episode
also featuring Leslie Uggams, Joan Rivers, Tony Holland, the Schaller
Brothers, Eric Brenn, and Blood, Sweat and Tears.
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