Birth Name: Florencia Vicenta de Casillas
Martinez y Cardona
Claim to Fame:
If you're over 50 then the name Vikki Carr instantly conjures up the thought
of singing. Vikki has had a long and successful career. She has topped the
Latino and American charts.... Actually, Vikki is starting to be known to a
whole new generation. There have been so many re-releases of her CDs which have
been extremely strong in sales.
I'm not real familiar with Vikki myself, but when I hear her name I instantly
think of the movie 'Moonstruck'. If you remember, Vincent Gardenia had a big
crush on Vikki Carr and used to play her album all the time... much to the
chagrin of his wife played by Olympia Dukakis.
Family Life: Pedro De Leon (June 1993 - present)
Dann Moss (March 1966 - November 1974) (divorced)
Info: Vikki made her public debut at age 4 singing "Adeste Fideles" in
Latin at a Christmas concert. Trivia: Her first hit was "He's a Rebel", which in 1962 reached No. 115
in the U.S.
Is of Mexican descent.
Was the first female to guest host for "The Tonight Show."
She has 17 Gold albums of which three won Grammys.
Has performed for five presidents and the Queen of England
In 1971, she established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, dedicated to
offering college scholarships to Hispanic students in California and Texas. To
date, the Foundation has awarded more than 280 scholarships totaling over a
quarter of a million dollars.
http://www.vcsf.net/
Where
is She Now: In 2002, she appeared to great acclaim in a Los Angeles
production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies, which also featured Hal
Linden, Patty Duke and Harry Groener.
In 2006, Carr made a cameo appearance in a straight-to-video thriller called
'Puerto Vallarta Squeeze'.
Respected as both an artist and a humanitarian, she devotes time to many
charities including the United Way, the American Lung Association, the Muscular
Dystrophy Association and St. Jude's Hospital. For 22 years she held benefit
concerts to support Holy Cross High School in San Antonio, Texas.
Vikki now lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband who is a doctor.
She continues to do concert dates throughout the year. You can check her website
(listed below) for a listing of appearances.
Look for Vikki to appear on the PBS 'Fiesta Mexicana' show in June 2008.
Watch the Vikki Carr Music Video of Everything I've Got
Click Here
WRITE
TO Vikki Vikki Carr
P.O. Box 780968
San Antonio, TX 78278
To see a video of Vikki singing Everything I've
Got, Click Here
CREDITS:
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
DISCOGRAPHY
- Color Her Great! (1963)
- Discovery! (1964) (U.S. #114)
- Discovery Vol. II (1964)
- Anatomy of Love (1965)
- The Way of Today (1966) (UK #31)
- Intimate Excitement (1967)
- It Must Be Him (1967) (U.S. #12; UK #12)
- Great Performances (1967) (UK release only)
- Vikki! (1968) (U.S. #63)
- Don't Break My Pretty Balloon (1968)
- For Once in My Life (1969) (U.S. #29)
- Nashville by Car (1970) (U.S. #111)
- The Ways to Love a Man (1971)
- Que Sea El (1971)
- Love Story (1971) (U.S. #60)
- Superstar (1971) (U.S. #118)
- The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) (1972) (U.S. #146)
- En Espaņol (1972) (U.S. #106)
- Ms. America (1973) (U.S. #142)
- Live at the Greek Theatre (1973) (U.S. #172)
- One Hell of a Woman (1974) (U.S. #155)
- Hoy (1975) (U.S. #203)
- Y El Amor (1980)
- El Retrato Del Amor (1981)
- Vikki Carr (1982)
- A Todos (1984)
- Simplemente Mujer (1985) (U.S. Latin Pop #15; U.S. Regional Mexican #3)
- Promesas (1986)
- Esta Noche Vendras (1986)
- OK Mr. Tango (with Mariano Mores) (1986)
- Me Enloqueces (1987)
- Dos Corazones (with Vicente Fernandez) (1987) (U.S. Regional Mexican #2)
- Esos Hombres (1988) (U.S. Latin Pop #4)
- Set Me Free (1990)
- Cosas Del Amor (1991) (U.S. Latin Pop #1)
- Brindo a la Vida, Al Bolero, a Ti (1993)
- Recuerdo a Javier Solis (1994) (U.S. Latin Pop #10)
- Emociones (1996)
- Vikki Carr con el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan (1998)
- Memories, Memorias (1999)
- The Vikki Carr Christmas Album (2001)
Updated:
5/9/2008
Trivia: Her first hit was "He's a Rebel", which in 1962 reached No. 115
in the U.S.
Stephen Sondheim musical Follies, which also featured Hal
Linden, Patty Duke and Harry Groener. 
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TO Vikki
