Lena Zavaroni

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Lena was born in Greenock and grew up in the small town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute with musical parents, who owned a fish and chip shop. Father Victor Zavaroni played the guitar, mother Hilda sang, and Lena herself sang from the age of two. Her grandfather immigrated from Italy. She was discovered in the summer of 1973 by record producer Tommy Scott, who was on holiday in Rothesay and heard her singing with her father and uncle in a band. Scott contacted impresario Phil Solomon, which led to his partner Dorothy Solomon’s becoming Zavaroni’s manager. In 1974 Lena appeared on Opportunity Knocks hosted by Hughie Green and won the show for a record-breaking five weeks running. Live performances quickly followed, including a show-stopping performance in a Hollywood charity show starring Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball as well as guest-starring on the “The Carol Burnett Show” (1967). She was even invited to go to the White House to sing for President Gerald Ford in 1974 and performed in the 1976 ‘Royal Variety Show’. Notable TV appearances included “The Morecambe & Wise Show” (1968), “Hi! Summer” (1977), “The Val Doonican Show” (1970) and her own TV series called ‘Lena Zavaroni and Music’ (1979) and ‘Lena’ (1980 - 1982). Lena developed anorexia and spent two years fighting this devastating illness from the age of 13 to 15, this became clinical depression which she had for the rest of her life. Lena underwent a number of treatments for her depression but none of them seeme

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Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me

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Tio I Topp 1974

If My Friends Could See Me Now

The Lena Zavaroni Collection

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Producers Archives Vol.2 1965-1984

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Producers Archives Volume 2: 1965 - 1984

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Lena Zavaroni

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Hold Tight, It's Lena

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Songs Are Such Good Things

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Ma! He`s Making Eyes At Me

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Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me)

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(You've Got) Personality

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