Farewell to Caterina Valente, swing guitar and unique voice

She passed away in the utmost discretion – as had been the last part of her life after her retirement in 2001 in Lugano – and the announcement was made only after the funeral. Caterina Valente, a complete artist capable of measuring herself with very different repertoires (light, jazz, classical) who between sixty and seventy was not only a musical star but also a television star, died at 93 years old. Three years ago she was the protagonist – as often happens in the social era – of a curious return to popularity thanks to Bongo cha cha cha, an old song of hers…