Lugano (Switzerland) – Great sadness for Caterina Valente! The Pop singer (“All of Paris dreams of love”), actress and dancer has died at the age of 93.
Caterina Valente was 93 years old. © Hermann-Josef Wöstmann/dpa
Her team announced this on Facebook. According to the report, the Italian woman died peacefully two days ago in her house in Lugano of natural causes. Her two sons were with her.
The pop icon’s funeral has also already taken place and was held “in strict privacy”. There will be no further ceremonies or memorial services.
“We ask that you respect the privacy of family and friends during this most sensitive time,” it continued.
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Valente was born into a very musical family in 1931, which meant that her life path was set early on. At the age of five, she was already performing in shows with her family, in which she danced and sang.
Caterina Valente received an honorary Bambi in 2005, which she accepted alongside her son Eric van Aro (66). © Ursula Düren/dpa
In the post-war period, she enchanted her audience with hits in many different languages: she sang in German, Italian, French, English and seven other languages, often accompanying herself on the guitar.
She impressed everyone with her versatility, she could sing pop, chanson and jazz and performed some songs like “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu Strandbikini” with a wink.
She was honored with a Grammy nomination for her music in 1959, but that was not her only talent: in the 50s and 60s she appeared in numerous films and TV productions, and had numerous shows of her own in Europe and one in the USA.
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Her nine appearances on the Dean Martin Show and the “Bossa Nova” duet with the entertainer made her a world star; after Frank Sinatra, Valente was considered the artist with the most television appearances worldwide.
A few years ago, the Italian withdrew from show business and the public eye.
