Donna Caroll | |
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Born |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | 28 May 1938
Died | 31 March 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | singer and actress |
Donna Caroll (28 May 1938 - 31 March 2020) was an Argentine jazz singer and actress.
Born Linda René Abadi in Buenos Aires, in the mid-sixties she won an audition for Canal 11 and was cast in the musical show Show 90, who gave her immediate popularity. [1] After having strengthened her notoriety thanks to the participation to other shows and to a very popular jingle she recorded for Gancia vermouth, in 1966 she recorded her first album, Sol de medianoche. [2] During her career she recorded songs in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese and recorded albums in France, Spain and Puerto Rico. [2] She was also a stage actress, specialized in musical comedies. [3] She received several awards, including the Premio Martín Fierro and the Konex Award. [4]
After a failed marriage with an Arab businessman, [1] she was married from 1966 until her death with the guitarist and composer Oscar López Ruiz, with whom she frequently collaborated on stage and in recordings. [2] She died at the age of 81 of cardiac arrest. [2]
Donna Caroll | |
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Born |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | 28 May 1938
Died | 31 March 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | singer and actress |
Donna Caroll (28 May 1938 - 31 March 2020) was an Argentine jazz singer and actress.
Born Linda René Abadi in Buenos Aires, in the mid-sixties she won an audition for Canal 11 and was cast in the musical show Show 90, who gave her immediate popularity. [1] After having strengthened her notoriety thanks to the participation to other shows and to a very popular jingle she recorded for Gancia vermouth, in 1966 she recorded her first album, Sol de medianoche. [2] During her career she recorded songs in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese and recorded albums in France, Spain and Puerto Rico. [2] She was also a stage actress, specialized in musical comedies. [3] She received several awards, including the Premio Martín Fierro and the Konex Award. [4]
After a failed marriage with an Arab businessman, [1] she was married from 1966 until her death with the guitarist and composer Oscar López Ruiz, with whom she frequently collaborated on stage and in recordings. [2] She died at the age of 81 of cardiac arrest. [2]