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Hildegarde
12+ albums
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Hildegarde (February 1, 1906 - July 29, 2005) was an American cabaret singer, best known for the song "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup." She was born Hildegarde Loretta Sell in Adell, Wisconsin, and raised in New Holstein, Wisconsin as a Roman Catholic in a family of German extraction. Sell worked in vaudeville and traveling shows throughout her career, appearing across the United States and Europe. She was known for 70 years as "The Incomparable Hildegarde," a title bestowed on her by columnist Walter Winchell. She trained at Marquette University's College of Music in the 1920s[1]. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s and '40s, she was booked in cabarets and supper clubs at least 45 weeks a year. She appeared on the cover of Life magazine in 1939, and her recordings sold in the hundreds of thousands. Revlon even introduced a Hildegarde shade of lipstick and nail polish. She was once referred to as a "luscious, hazel-eyed Milwaukee blonde who sings the way Garbo looks" (Time Nov. 27, 1950). "Hildegarde was perhaps the most famous supper-club entertainer who ever lived," the entertainer Liberace once said. "I used to absorb all the things she was doing, all the showmanship she created. It was marvelous to watch her, wearing elegant gowns, surrounded with roses and playing with white gloves on. They used to literally roll out the red carpet for her." Hildegarde's admirers ranged from soldiers during World War II to King Gustaf of Sweden and the Duke of Windsor. S
top songs
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Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
1,2442This Year's Kisses
1,0683Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
1,0414I'll Close My Eyes
4135Alexander's Ragtime Band Memories: Blue Skies; Alexander's Ragtime Band; What'll I Do
3256The Glory Of Love
3067The Touch Of Your Lips
3038I Dream Too Much
1389Cheek To Cheek
13610I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
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