In 1952, she married the juggler Erik van Aro (Gerd Eric Horst Scholz). During Haley’s segment, Valente sings a duet with Haley on a newly recorded version of his song “Vive la Rock and Roll”. 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. In 2001, she released a new album, Girltalk, with harpist Catherine Michel. A briglia sciolta, the Italian jazz CD recorded in 1989 and re-released in later years under the titles Fantastica and Platinum deluxe, was her best-selling CD worldwide. Valente was a principal, along with Carol Burnett and Bob Newhart, on the short-lived CBS variety series The Entertainers (1964–65). In 1959, she was nominated for a Grammy Award. 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. There she recorded Cole Porter’s I Love Paris under the German title Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe, which sold more than 900,000 copies in 1954. In Germany she was a major performer of Schlager music. Between 19 she was also a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Show. She was a favorite of singer Perry Como making eight guest appearances on his NBC Kraft Music Hall television program from 1961 to 1966. 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 and London labels.

In 1955, she was featured on The Colgate Comedy Hour with Gordon MacRae.

Soon afterwards she achieved success with songs such as “Malagueña”, “The Breeze and I” (a global million-seller), and “Dreh dich nicht um” with the Werner Müller orchestra. In 1953, she made her first recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. She had three siblings, one of whom, Silvio (as Silvio Francesco), was also active in show business. Her father, Giuseppe, was a well-known accordion player her mother, Maria, a musical clown. She was born into an Italian artist family. Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931, Paris, France) is an Italian singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress.

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