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Violetta Villas
12+ albums
polishoperafemale vocalistsglos ery atomowejgreat voice
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Violetta Villas ( /ˈvɪllæs/; born Czesława Maria Cieślak, June 10, 1938 – December 5, 2011) was a Belgian-born Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter. Her voice was characterized as coloratura soprano. She could play the piano, violin and trombone and had absolute pitch. She has been nicknamed "the voice of the atomic age", "the singing toast of the continent", "a voice like French champagne", "Polish Yma Sumac". Villas was the first star of the Casino de Paris at Dunes Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (1966–1971). Villas was known for her conspicuous, outstanding appearance and numerous number-one hits on her account. During her career in show business Violetta Villas starred in 6 films, performed in numerous musical shows, and recorded almost 300 songs in 10 languages, including Polish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Neapolitan, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. She was an animal rights activist. In 2011 Villas received the For Merits to Culture - Gloria Artis. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
Ja jestem już taka (The Best - Live)
40 piosenek Violetty Villas
Kolędy
Dla Ciebie Mily
Ja jestem już taka
Violetta Villas & Tadeusz Wozniakowski
Z archiwum polskiego radia, Vol.11 (Nagrania Radiowe z lat 1960-1970)
Pocałunek Ognia
Złote przeboje - tylko tobie
zlote przeboje
The Best – Ja jestem już taka
The Very Best of Violetta Villas (Bursztynowa Kolekcja)