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Caterina Valente

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Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931, Paris) is a singer, dancer, and actress. She was born into 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.

Life and career

Caterina Valente, 1984

In 1952 she married the juggler Erik van Aro (Gerd Eric Horst Scholz). He recognized her talent and accompanied her in her initial years of worldwide success, although they later divorced. Their son is the singer Eric van Aro, Jr. In 1953, she made her first recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. Soon afterwards she achieved great success with songs such as "Malagueña", "The Breeze and I", and "Dreh dich nicht um" with the Werner Müller orchestra. In 1955 she was featured on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" with Gordon MacRae. 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 [1] and London [2] labels. Between 1966 and 1972 she was a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Show. In 1972, she married the British pianist Roy Budd; they had a son, Alexander, but they divorced in 1979.

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 500,000 copies in 1954.

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. In 1959 she was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Valente was a principal, along with Carol Burnett and Bob Newhart, on the short-lived CBS variety series The Entertainers (1964–65).

A briglia sciolta, the Italian jazz CD recorded in 1989 and re-released in later years under the titles Fantastica and Platinum deluxe, is Valente’s best selling CD worldwide. In 2001, she released a new album, Girltalk, with harpist Catherine Michel.

Other information and film career

Valente is a true world citizen and a polyglot, having sung in twelve different languages. After her first musical successes, she acted in the movie Mannequins for Rio (1954) and has performed in fourteen additional films. She also plays the guitar and tap dances.

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 duets with Haley on a newly recorded version of his song "Vive la Rock and Roll".

Awards (not complete)

  • 1961 Bravo Otto Bravo Category „Female singers“ Gold (also 1960, 1962 and 1963 in Silver)
  • 1964 "Europremio" European TV Award, Venice,Italy
  • 1965 „O Globo“ (Brazil) best foreign singer of Latin American music
  • 1965 "FAME Award" American TV Award, USA
  • 1968 Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse "1st class cross of merit" Germany
  • 1972 "Officier de l'éducation artistique" Officer of artistic education, Paris, France
  • 1986 „Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland“ Grand cross of merit, Germany
  • 1966 Goldene Kamera Germany
  • 1990 Bambi Germany
  • 1991 Goldene Europa „Lifetime-Award“ in Saarbrücken, Germany
  • 1995 Bambi „Lifetime-Award“ Germany
  • 1998 Platin Romy Lifetime Award, Austria
  • 2002 Echo „Lifetime-Award“ Germany
  • 2004 "Premio GABARDI" Lifetime Milano, Italy
  • 2005 Bambi Honorary-Bambi Germany

Album discography (not complete)

United States

  • Love, 1972. (London Phase 4), Stereo

Brazil

Peru

  • Caterina Cherie, Polydor 46310

Argentina

  • Una Cita Con Caterina Valente (A Date With Caterina Valente), Polydor 24011, 10 inch LP
  • Olé, Caterina!, (Polydor 25019)
  • Un Brindis para las Muchachas, (Polydor 25048)
  • Bueno... Clásico... y Popular! (Classics with a Chaser), (RCA Victor LPM-2119)
  • Classics with a Chaser, (RCA Victor LPM-2119)

Colombia

  • Cosmopolitan Lady, (Polydor 46065)
  • A Toast To The Girls, (Polydor 46074)

United Kingdom

Australia

  • I Happen to Like New York, World Record Club S/4384, 196?
  • Great Continental Hits, World Record Club, 196?
  • The Best of Caterina Valente, SUMMIT Karussell SRA 250-548 (on the cover)/2430 032 (on the label)

Germany

Japan

South Africa

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Bjbear71.com
  2. ^ Bjbear71.com

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