Vikki Carr has a singing career that spans more than four decades.
20 Facts About Vikki Carr
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Vikki Carr established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation in 1971.
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Vikki Carr has won three Grammys and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Latin Grammys in 2008 at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
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Under the stage name "Vikki Carr" she signed with Liberty Records in 1962.
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Producer Phil Spector heard Carr cutting the song in the studio and immediately recorded a cover version which reached No 1 in the United States, billed as the Crystals, although this was in fact incorrect as the actual recording artists were the Blossoms.
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Vikki Carr followed with two US Top 40 hits: 1968's "The Lesson" and 1969's "With Pen in Hand".
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In total, Vikki Carr had 10 singles and 13 albums that made the US pop charts.
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In 1968, Vikki Carr taped six specials for London Weekend TV.
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Vikki Carr received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1981.
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Vikki Carr achieved the rare feat of singing for five presidents during her career: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clinton.
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Vikki Carr received Grammy nominations for the discs Brindo a La Vida, Al Bolero, A Ti and Emociones.
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Vikki Carr's guests were Pepe Aguilar, Arturo Sandoval and Jack Jones.
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Vikki Carr appeared to great acclaim in a 2002 Los Angeles production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies, which featured Hal Linden, Patty Duke and Harry Groener.
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In 2006, Vikki Carr made a cameo appearance in a straight-to-video thriller called Puerto Vallarta Squeeze.
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Vikki Carr hosted a PBS TV special in 2008, Fiesta Mexicana, which celebrated the music and dance of Mexico.
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Vikki Carr marked the occasion with an appearance on the Latin Grammy telecast, in which she performed "Cosas del Amor" with Olga Tanon and Jenni Rivera.
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In 2014, Vikki Carr was invited by producer Gerry Gallagher to record with Latin rock legends El Chicano, Alphonse Mouzon, Brian Auger, Alex Ligertwood, Salvador Santana, Ray Parker Jr.
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Vikki Carr has been married three times, first to producer and entertainment attorney Dann Moss, then paint company executive Michael Nilsson.
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Vikki Carr was married to San Antonio, Texas, physician Pedro De Leon from 1993 until his death in 2019.
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Vikki Carr devotes time to charities including the United Way, the American Lung Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and St Jude Children's Research Hospital.