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. 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 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.
While she is best-known as an international performer, Valente also spent part of her career in the United States, where she performed alongside Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. Valente is a polyglot she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931 in Paris, France) is a French-born Italian multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress.
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