Du Bist Musik - Music

Caterina Valente Born January 14 1931 In Paris Is An Italian-Born Singer Dancer And Actress. She Comes From 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. In 1952 She Married 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. In 1953 She Made Her First Recordings With Kurt Edelhagen. Soon Afterwards She Achieved Great Success With Songs Like "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. 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" I.E. "Ganz Paris Träumt Von Der Liebe" Which Sold More Than 500 000 Copies In 1954. Like In Other Countries Where She Was Popular Some In Germany Mistakenly Consider Her A German Singer. Over The Years She Has Recorded Or Performed With Many International Stars Including Louis Armstrong Benny Goodman Ella Fitzgerald Woody Herman The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Buddy Rich Sy Oliver Claus Ogerman And Chet Baker. In 2001 She Released A New Album Girltalk With Harpist Catherine Michel. She Is Also The Mother Of Singer Eric Van Aro Jr. read less