Violetta Villas

✶June 10, 1938

†December 5, 2011

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About their life

Czesława Maria Gospodarek, known by her stage name Violetta Villas, was a Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter. Her voice was characterized as coloratura soprano, which spanned over four octaves. She could play the piano, violin, and trombone and had absolute pitch. Characterisations of her included "the voice of the atomic age", "the singing toast of the continent", "a voice like French champagne", and the "Polish Yma Sumac". Villas was the first star of the Casino de Paris at Dunes Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (1966–1970).

Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011)

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Biography from the article Violetta Villas on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.