Caterina Valente | |
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 Valente in 1966 | |
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| Born | 14 January 1931 Paris, France |
| Died | 9 September 2024 (aged 93) Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland |
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| Years active | 1953–2003 |
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| Website | www |
Caterina Valente (14 January 1931 – 9 September 2024) was an Italian-French-German multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer. She spoke six languages and sang in 13. While she was 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.