1. Violetta Villas's voice was characterized as coloratura soprano, which spanned over four octaves.
19 Facts About Violetta Villas
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Violetta Villas was known for her conspicuous wardrobe and number-one hits.
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Violetta Villas was born in Heusy, Liege province, the third of four children.
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Violetta Villas played the piano and violin in her youth.
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Violetta Villas recorded her first album, Rendez-vous with Violetta Villas, in 1962.
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Violetta Villas received her first noteworthy prize at the Sopot Festival in 1961 and 1962.
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At the 3rd Festival International des Varietes et Music-Halls in Rennes, Violetta Villas received her Grand Prix International d'Interpretation.
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In 1966, at a personal request of Bruno Cocquatrix, Violetta Villas appeared in the Grand Music Hall de Varsovie, revue program at Olympia.
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Violetta Villas sang including Ave Maria no Morro and Hiroshima Mon Amour.
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Violetta Villas sang in duets with Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, Barbra Streisand, Charles Aznavour, Sammy Davis Jr.
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Violetta Villas performed her show with a hundred-person French ballet.
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Violetta Villas lived in a villa with private swimming pool.
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In late '60s Violetta Villas recorded twenty songs for American television and Capitol Records.
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Violetta Villas was offered a lucrative eight-year contract with Paramount Pictures but turned it down because of her mother's illness, which saw her return to Poland.
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Violetta Villas performed in Las Vegas, Denver, Miami, Texas, Montreal and Chicago.
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In 1954, when she was 16, Violetta Villas married lieutenant Gospodarek but they divorced just two years later in September 1956.
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Violetta Villas's parents had pressured her into the marriage but she did not truly love him.
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Violetta Villas left her husband to study music in Szczecin.
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Violetta Villas struggled with alcohol and morphine addiction, according to her estranged son.