Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a born Italian, naturalized French multilingual singer, guitarist and dancer. She speaks six languages and sings in eleven. While she is 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 14, 1931 (Paris)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 100958 | 11/9/1956 | Take me in your arms | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 100959 | 11/9/1956 | I'm in the market for you | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 100960 | 11/9/1956 | When you walked out someone else walked right in | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 100961 | 11/9/1956 | In the still of the night | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 100969 | 11/15/1956 | Out of nowhere | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 100970 | 11/15/1956 | Moonlight in Vermont | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 100971 | 11/15/1956 | Someday sweetheart | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 100972 | 11/15/1956 | Flamingo | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101036 | 11/23/1956 | Where or when | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101037 | 11/23/1956 | Alone together | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101038 | 11/23/1956 | Poinciana (Song of the tree) | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101039 | 11/23/1956 | Nocturne for the blues | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 42 | 9/2/1955* | Jalousie | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 43 | 9/2/1955* | The breeze and I (Andalucia) | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 44 | 9/2/1955* | [Unknown title(s)] | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 45 | 9/2/1955* | Siboney | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 46 | 9/2/1955* | Begin the beguine | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 96 | 9/7/1955* | Fiesta Cubana | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 97 | 9/7/1955* | This must be wrong | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGN 102 | 9/7/1955* | My lonely lover | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGDU 1113 | 2/1/1956* | Similau | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGDU 1114 | 2/1/1956* | There but for the grace of God go I | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1126 | 5/9/1956* | Granada | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1270 | approximately 1956 | You too, you too | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1289 | 12/10/1956* | Maria Cristina | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1290 | 12/10/1956* | El cumbanchero | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1291 | 12/10/1956* | Babalu | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1292 | 12/10/1956* | Quien sera | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1293 | 12/10/1956* | No te importe saber | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1294 | 12/10/1956* | Anna (El negro zumbon) | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1295 | 12/10/1956* | Por un capricho | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1296 | 12/10/1956* | Ah si ah si | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1297 | 12/10/1956* | Aquarelo do Brazil | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1298 | 12/10/1956* | Quiereme mucho | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1299 | 12/10/1956* | Tres cavelas | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1541 | 3/19/1958 | Mine, mine, mine | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1542 | 3/19/1958* | Be mine tonight | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1567 | 1/20/1958 | Them there eyes | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1568 | 1/20/1958 | Side by side | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1570 | 1/30/1958 | A stairway to the stars | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1572 | 5/4/1958 | You better go now | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1573 | 4/24/1958 | Yes, my darling daughter | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1574 | 5/2/1958 | Over the rainbow | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1575 | 5/3/1958 | Golden earrings | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1576 | 5/4/1958 | Tenderly | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1577 | 5/2/1958 | Kiss of fire | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1578 | 5/3/1958 | C'est si bon | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1579 | 4/24/1958 | Secret love | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 1597 | 12/16/1960* | Voleo un tango | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DU 3714 | 12/10/1956* | Te quiero dijiste | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 5725KK | 12/9/1954* | Malaguena | Caterina Valente ; Werner Müller Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 5726KK | 12/9/1954* | Mambo from Chile | Caterina Valente ; Werner Müller Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 5813 | 4/4/1955* | Bambino | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 6028 | 4/4/1955* | Babalu | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 6414 | 9/21/1955* | This ecstasy | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 6415 | 9/21/1955* | The way you love me | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 6495 | 9/21/1955* | Temptation | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 6496 | 9/21/1955* | If hearts could talk | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 22392 | 4/27/1959* | Wenn es nacht wird in Paris (Le grisbi) ; Ganz Paris traumt von der liebe (I love Paris) | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23013 | 4/27/1959* | Casanova | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23200 | 4/27/1959* | Mackie messer (Mack the knife) | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23348 | 4/27/1959* | Das ist die haffenmelodie (C'est à Hambourg) | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23403 | 4/27/1959* | Tipi tipi tipso | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23453 | 4/27/1959* | Dich werd' ich nie vergessen | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23520 | 4/27/1959* | Melodie d'amore | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23551 | 4/27/1959* | Wo meine sonne scheint (Island in the sun) | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23584 | 4/27/1959* | Spiel noch einmal fur mich, habanero ; Eine nacht am Rio Grande | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23591 | 4/27/1959* | Bei dir ist alles anders | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23677A | 1958 or earlier | Din-du-du-dei | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23721A | 4/11/1960* | Am golf von Mexiko | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23721B | 1958 or earlier | Auf ja-ma-maika | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23845 | 1958 or earlier | Pardon Madame | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23850A | 1958 or earlier | Mal sehn Kapitan | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 23886A | 4/11/1960* | Haiti cherie | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGGDU45156 | 1/30/1958 | All my love | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG46310 | 1954 or earlier | Istanbul | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 49689 | 9/15/1955* | The way you love me | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG51942 | 1954 or earlier | Schwarze engel | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 52650 | 1955 or earlier | Oho-aha | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG52845 | 6/10/1960* | Donne ta main et viens | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 53947 | 3/26/1956 | I'll remember April | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 53948 | 3/26/1956 | Ev'rytime we say goodbye | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG55378 | 4/11/1960* | Papa Piccolino | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG55379 | 1957 or earlier | Amadeo, ich will warten | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG55480 | 1957 or earlier | Romeo | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG55616 | 1957 or earlier | Frag' mich nie, was heimweh ist | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 55795 | 9/9/1957* | Baia | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG 55796 | 9/9/1957* | Take me to your heart | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 238453 | 1958 or earlier | Ein bisschen Pompadour | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG254161 | 1958 or earlier | Dans ma vie | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG46310A2 | 1954 or earlier | Just you, just me | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG46310-5 | 1954 or earlier | El mosquito | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG527231 | 6/10/1960* | Chanson d'amour | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG541601 | 6/10/1960* | Les filles de Paris | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG541611 | 6/10/1960* | L'amour défendu | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG548181 | 6/10/1960* | Complainte de Mackie | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG548182 | 6/10/1960* | Moi, j'aime t'aimer | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG548191 | 1956 or earlier | Bonjour, Catherine | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG548192 | 6/10/1960* | Une femme dans Paris | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG551072 | 6/10/1960* | Rendezvous | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG551131 | 6/10/1960* | Bouquet de rêves | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG561071 | 6/10/1960* | Où es-tu, ma joie | Caterina Valente | vocalist | |||
| Decca | DGG4631014 | 6/10/1960* | Lorsque l'amour vient | Caterina Valente | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Valente, Caterina," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/348490.
Valente, Caterina. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/348490.
"Valente, Caterina." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Valente, Caterina, 1931- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86037534
Wikidata: Caterina Valente - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q242535
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17409137
MusicBrainz: Caterina Valente - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f8914fed-92f4-4aad-b087-aa29ed509452
ISNI: 0000 0000 7824 4380 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000078244380
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