Caterina Valente Explained

Caterina Valente
Birth Date:14 January 1931
Birth Place:Paris, France
Years Active:1953–2003

Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a retired Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist and dancer. 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.

Career

She was born in Paris to Italian parents Giuseppe and Maria Valente.[1] 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".[2]

Her brother—Italian musician, singer and film actor (1927–2000)—performed with her, sang many duets, danced, and played the clarinet in the shadow of his famous sister.

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 from its release in November 1954 to December 1958, according to Der Spiegel's report of January 1959.[3] By a report from 1978, Valente's single, "The Breeze and I", has sold more than one million copies,[4] making it her best-selling record. Both songs were published by the German Polydor label; their success made Valente a star. At the end of 1958, this collaboration was terminated and she changed to Teldec Telefunken-Decca Schallplatten GmbH.[5]

In 1959, she was nominated for a Grammy Award.[6]

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[7] and London labels.[8] 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 for which she was awarded the recognition of best female vocalist on American television.[9] She was a frequent guest on The Dean Martin Show.[10] Valente also made three appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Over the years, she has recorded or performed with many international stars, including Count Basie,[11] Louis Armstrong,[12] Chet Baker,[13] Perry Como,[14] Ella Fitzgerald,[12] Benny Goodman,[15] Woody Herman,Claus Ogerman,[7] Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,[16] Sy Oliver,[17] Buddy Rich[18] and Edmundo Ros.[19]

In 1970, she appeared in the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium singing "Before the Parade Passes By" and "The Breeze and I".[20]

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.[21] She retired in 2003.

In 2019, her hit song from 1959, "Bongo cha cha cha" was included in the soundtrack of , directed by Jon Watts, becoming viral and risen to new popularity.[22] [23] [24] [25] 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.[22] [23] [24] [25]

Selected album discography

United States

Brazil

Peru

Argentina

Colombia

United Kingdom

Australia

Germany

Japan

South Africa

Selected filmography

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caterina Valente official website. Caterinavalente.com . 3 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Bill Haley & the Comets - Vive le Rock'n Roll - YouTube . . 2016-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515065145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_wWHhhY30 . 2016-05-15 . dead .
  3. 1959-01-13 . Good bye, Caterina . 3/1959 . de . Der Spiegel . Hamburg . SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG . 2023-04-24 . Die Valente zählte unbestritten zu den Spitzenstars des Polydor-Repertoires, obgleich bislang kein Valente-Titel die legendäre Auflage von einer Million überschreiten konnte - den Verkaufsrekord hält die Nummer "Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe" mit einer Auflage von über 900 000 Platten. .
  4. Book: Murrells , Joseph . 1978. The Book of Golden Discs. 2nd. Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. London. 77. 0-214-20512-6.
  5. Der Spiegel Nr. 3/1959: „Noch am gleichen Tage (Dezember 29, 1958) verlautbarte der Sekretär der Sängerin, Günter Arendt, die Valente habe »nach streng geheimen Verhandlungen in den Weihnachtstagen« bereits mit der »Teldec Telefunken -Decca Schallplatten GmbH« den »bedeutendsten Schallplattenvertrag« geschlossen, »der einem deutschen Gesangsstar nach 1945 angeboten wurde«.“
  6. Web site: Caterina Valente . en . Grammy.com . 2023-04-25 .
  7. Web site: The Work of Claus Ogerman, Decca Label. Bjbear71.com. 2023-04-24.
  8. Web site: The Work of Claus Ogerman, London Label. Bjbear71.com. 16 November 1965. 2023-04-24.
  9. Web site: Caterina Valente feiert 90. Geburtstag: "Alter ist nichts für Schwächlinge!". January 14, 2021. Bild.de.
  10. Web site: The Dean Martin Show – An 'Uncut' 3-DVD Set with guests. Caterinavalente.com. 12 November 2020. October 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019160513/https://caterinavalente.com/2012/07/08/the-dean-martin-show-an-uncut-3-dvd-set-with-guests-caterina-valente-orson-welles-cyd-charisse-dom-deluise-and-more/. dead.
  11. Caterina Valente '86 & The Count Basie Orchestra, 1986, Global Records And Tapes – 43 838 2 (Vinyl, LP, Album)
  12. Web site: "Meine erste Liebe: Jazz!" . de . "My first love: Jazz!" . bei der Kellen . Ralf . 2021-01-14 . deutschlandfunkkultur.de . Deutschlandfunk . 2023-04-24 .
  13. Web site: I'll Remember April (Song) . Caterina Valente + Chet Baker . de . 1956 . hitparade.ch . 2023-04-25 .
  14. Web site: Songs I've Sung On The Perry Como Show (Album) . Caterina Valente . de . 1964 . hitparade.ch . 2023-04-25 .
  15. Caterina Valente + Benny Goodman . 1965 . Benny Goodman, Caterina Valente--Poor Butterfly, Hi Ya Sophia 1965 TV . Youtube Video . en . 2023-04-24 .
  16. Web site: Caterina Valente + Tommy Dorsey Orchestra . en . 1975-05-27 . Premier Concerts . 2023-04-24 .
  17. Caterina Valente With Sy Oliver And His Orchestra: In New York (Album), 2002, Polydor 065 104-1
  18. Web site: Caterina Valente und der Jazz . de . Caterina Valente and the Jazz . Bondt . René . March 2012 . swissjazzorama Jazzletter . 2023-04-24 . Billie Holiday hat mich beeinflusst - Billie Holliday influenced me .
  19. Web site: Saudades da Bahia (Song) . Caterina Valente + Edmundo Ros . de . 1960 . hitparade.ch . 2023-04-25 .
  20. Radio Times, 15 November 1970
  21. Web site: Caterina Valente/Catherine Michel: "Girltalk" . en . Nathan . Dave . 2001-05-01 . Allaboutjazz.com . 2023-04-24 .
  22. Web site: Bongo cha cha cha, il trend virale su TikTok: Tutte le curiosità sulla canzone. Webboh.it. 5 April 2021.
  23. Web site: TikTok, "Bongo cha cha cha" e "Miraculous" sono le nuove tendenze della settimana . Radiozeta.it.
  24. Web site: Tutte le curiosità su Bongo Cha Cha Cha, la hit di Caterina Valente virale su TikTok. Notiziemusica.it. 8 April 2021.
  25. Web site: Testo di Bongo Cha Cha Cha, canzone virale su TikTok. Teamworld.it. 6 April 2021.

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