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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZVALENTE, Caterina(b 14 Jan. '31, Paris) Pop singer born into circus family, began recording for Polydor '53 leading to top 10 hit '55 USA (top 5 UK) with "The Breeze And I' (from Andalucia/ Suite Espagnole by Ernesto Lecuona '28, English words by by Al Stillman; no. 1 hit '40 for J. Dorsey). In the '60s she recorded a lot of pop junk, but with her impressive voice and multi-lingual act she remained big in Europe and made many albums, recording with the Count Basie ghost band '80s. On The One And Only on Bear Family she sings in eight languages. |