Gloria Lasso: Biography, Facts and Career
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Rosa Vicenta Montserrat Coscolín Figueras (28 October 1922 – 4 December 2005) known professionally as Gloria Lasso was a Spanish-born canción melódica singer, long based in France. In the 1950s, she was one of the major competitors to Dalida. Born in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona) in Catalonia, Spain, she achieved a degree of fame and success in the 1950s and 1960s, with songs such as Amour, castagnettes et tango (1955), Etranger au paradis (1956, a French version of Stranger in paradise by Tony Bennett), Buenas noches mi amor (1957) and Bon voyage (1958).
Eventually superseded by Dalida, she moved to Mexico, but attempted a comeback to France in 1985 performing at the Paris Olympia. She was reportedly married six times. She died from a myocardial infarction, aged 83, at her Cuernavaca, Mexico home.
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- Full name: Gloria Lasso
- Born: 1922-10-28
- Nationality: Spain
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q465933
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Who is Gloria Lasso?
Rosa Vicenta Montserrat Coscolín Figueras (28 October 1922 – 4 December 2005) known professionally as Gloria Lasso was a Spanish-born canción melódica singer, long based in France.
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Gloria Lasso is Spain.
When was Gloria Lasso born?
Gloria Lasso was born on 1922-10-28.
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