Singer Eydie Gorme dies in Las Vegas at 84August 12, 2013 - 10:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Singer Eydie Gorme, who had a hit in 1963 with Blame It On The Bossa Nova, has died in Las Vegas at the age of 84, her publicist has said, according to BBC News. Gorme was a popular nightclub and TV singer, both with her husband Steve Lawrence and as a solo act. In 1953, she joined what became the Tonight Show on the NBC television network. She and Lawrence also recorded Spanish-language songs which became hits in Latin America. Gorme died after a brief illness. Lawrence was at her bedside, along with their son, when she died on Saturday (Aug 10) afternoon, her publicist Howard Bragman said. Gorme, who was born to Spanish-speaking Jewish parents in New York in 1928, grew up speaking both English and Spanish. She met Lawrence in 1953 on the set of a New York local TV program hosted by Steve Allen which became the Tonight Show the next year. The couple married in 1957. Gorme's biggest solo hit was Blame It On The Bossa Nova. She also scored another success on her own in 1964 with the Spanish-language song, Amor, recorded with the Mexican band Trio Los Panchos. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |