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Iolanda Maria Palma (born 21 April 1931 in Milan), known as Jula De Palma, is an Italian singer.
De Palma began her career in the early 1950s as a radio singer, collaborating with pianist, composer, and showman Lelio Luttazzi. Initially, she favored singing French songs like "C'est si bon," "Maître Pierre," or "Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches" (composed by Henri Betti). However, it was her powerful and sophisticated voice that gained her fame, especially through her interpretations of various jazz classics. Her albums "Jula in Jazz" (1958) and "Jula in Jazz 2" (1959) featured songs such as "I've Got You Under My Skin," "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)," and "Blues in the Night."
In 1957, she married composer Carlo Lanzi. [1] Two years later, she participated in the "Festival di Sanremo" where her passionate performance of the song "Tua" shocked the audience and the press. Due to its perceived "sexiness," she was barred from appearing on national television (RAI) for several years. Nonetheless, the public remained interested in her.
In 1970, she delivered a remarkable performance at the renowned Sistina Theatre in Rome, showcasing her refined vocal abilities. During the concert, she delighted the audience with renditions of timeless classics like "That Old Black Magic," "I Won't Dance," and "St. Louis Blues." She also enchanted with the bossa nova tune "Desafinado" and presented captivating Italian selections, including two songs made famous by Mina: "Bugiardo e incosciente" and "Non credere." This highly successful performance was later released as the album "Jula al Sistina."
After enjoying many years of success, she decided to retire from music in 1974 and relocated to Canada with her family. However, in 2001, she made a brief comeback on Italian television, making a reappearance in the spotlight.
Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches throughout the U.S. During a time when racial segregation was pervasive in American society, she met considerable and unexpected success in a recording career, selling an estimated 22 million records and performing in front of integrated and secular audiences in concert halls around the world.
Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work. She has won numerous awards, including two Grammys, and was named "America's Best Singer" by Time magazine in 2001.
Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is an Italian and French singer, songwriter and former fashion model who served as the first lady of France from 2008—when she married then president Nicolas Sarkozy—to 2012.
Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè, known professionally as Mia Martini, was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician. She is considered, by many experts, one of the most important and expressive female voices of Italian music, characterised by her interpretative intensity and her soulful performance.
Patricia Noëlle Kaas is a French singer and actress. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson.
Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer best known for her work in French music. She was the younger sister of Taj Mahal.
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Anaïs, full name Anaïs Croze, is a French singer. Her first album, called The Cheap Show, was recorded live in January 2004 and released in 2005. The Cheap Show, a pun on "peep-show", is titled such as she is the only musician on stage and makes extensive use of her JamMan pedal.
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Julie Pietri is a French pop singer, best known for her single "Ève lève-toi", which was number-one on the French SNEP Singles Chart in November 1986.
Carla Bissi, known professionally as Alice or Alice Visconti, is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who began her career in the early 1970s. After releasing three albums by the end of the decade, her breakthrough came in 1981 when she won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Per Elisa". This was followed by European hit singles like "Una notte speciale", "Messaggio", "Chan-son Egocentrique", "Prospettiva Nevski" and "Nomadi" and albums like Gioielli rubati, Park Hotel, Elisir, and Il sole nella pioggia which charted in Continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan.
"Mon Homme", also known by its English translation, "My Man", is a popular song first published in 1920. The song was originally composed by Maurice Yvain with French lyrics by Jacques-Charles and Albert Willemetz. The English lyrics were written by Channing Pollock.
Liane Foly is a popular French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter and impressionist.
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Trần Thu Hà, also known as Hà Trần is a Vietnamese singer and producer. She is considered by the public and critics as one of the four divas in Vietnam, alongside Thanh Lam, Hồng Nhung, and Mỹ Linh.
Myriam Roulet, known professionally as RoBERT, is a French singer, composer, and lyricist.
Catherine Russell is an American jazz and blues singer. She is best known for her 2016 album Harlem on My Mind and for touring with David Bowie and Steely Dan.
China Moses is an American singer and television host.
John Philip Shenale is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles.
Yseult Marie Onguenet, known mononymously as Yseult, is a French singer-songwriter and model. She rose to prominence after becoming the runner-up on the tenth season of Nouvelle Star, a French singing reality competition television series. She subsequently signed to Polydor Records, before releasing her debut album, Yseult, in 2015. Since leaving Polydor, she has released three extended plays as an independent artist: Rouge (2019), Noir (2019) and Brut (2020). She performed the song "My Way" for the 2024 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony. She also worked with artists such as Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, Rema, Anitta, Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar, and Ty Dolla Sign.