Raquel Rastenni
Raquel Rastenni | |
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Sjælland, Denmark | |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
Raquel Rastenni (21 August 1915 – 17 August 1998), born Anna Rachel Rastén, was a Danish-Russian singer. She was born in Copenhagen
She started her career as a dancer in the
swing trio. That same year her first record was released. She also toured during these years in Sweden
.
As a
occupation. She spent the rest of the war years in Sweden where she continued having great success with her career, performing with orchestras and in cabarets and varieties. Her jazz singing style has been compared to that of Ella Fitzgerald
.
She returned to Denmark in 1945 and became Denmark's leading female
gold record
.
In addition to her
Yiddish and Hebrew
.
After qualifying in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest, she participated in Eurovision Song Contest 1958, where she sang Jeg rev et blad ud af min Dagbog (I Tore A Page Out Of My Diary). She ranked number 8.
She participated once more in the Danish Melodi Grand Prix, singing a duet with Grethe Sønck entitled Hjemme hos os ("At our home").
In the late 1980s, she retired from public life. She died in
Sjælland
four days before her 83rd birthday.
References
- Laursen, Carsten Michael (1999). ''Top-Pop: Navne i dansk pop 1950-2000"' ("Top-Pop: Names in Danish Pop 1950-2000"). L&R Fakta. ISBN 87-614-0086-6.
External links
- Raquel Rastenni at IMDb
- Det Virtuelle Musikbibliotek (The Virtual Music Library) article on Raquel Rastenni, in English, with photo)
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