Giant 

She loved Tom Jobim and Bossa Nova 

A very good friend of Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, D Kay

Legendary Italian singer Catarina Valente has died. She recorded with Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Piaf, Aznavour, Bill Haley. She promoted Bossa Nova. She was 93 years old. She sang in 11 languages. In 1979, Caterina Valente visited Brazil, and on that occasion, she produced a documentary in which she sang with Luiz Bonfá, Sebastião Tapajós, Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Gilberto Gil, Edu Lobo, Quarteto em Cy, MPB 4, Clementina de Jesus, Luis Gonzaga, Martinho da Vila, Dorival Caymmi and Waldir Azevedo.