Her mother was a clown and her father was an accordion player as a child she worked in the circus as well. Born in Paris, France in 1931, Valente grew up in an Italian circus family. She is also the mother of singer Eric van Aro, Jr.A gifted singer, guitarist, and dancer, Caterina Valente is a multilingual artist who emerged in Europe during the 1950s and became one of the most beloved and iconic performers of her generation. In 2001, she released a new album Girltalk with harpist Catherine Michel. 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. "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. There she recorded Cole Porter's "I love Paris" i.e. In Germany she was a major performer of Schlager music. In 1972, she married the British pianist Roy Budd they had a son, Alexander, but they divorced in 1979. Between 19 she was a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Show. In 1955 she was featured on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" with Gordon MacRae. 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 1953, she made her first recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. He recognized her talent and accompanied her in her initial years of worldwide success, although they later divorced. In 1952 she married juggler Erik van Aro (Gerd Eric Horst Scholz). She had three siblings, of whom Silvio Francesco was also active in show business. She comes from an Italian artist family her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown. Caterina Valente (born Januin Paris) is an Italian-born singer, dancer, and actress.
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