Carmela Corren
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Biography
Carmela Corren (née Bizman) was born on February 13, 1938 in Tel Aviv. She dreamed of being a dancer but switched to singing in the wake of an injury.The American television producer Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of the TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show. The show was broadcast from 1948 to 1971 , which made it one of the longest-running variety shows in U.S...
discovered Carmela Corren in 1956 during a work venture in Jerusalem. Carmela, just out of military service in the Israeli army, was persuaded to come to New York to appear on his show.
Carmela toured South Africa
South Africa
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with Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
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and sang in English clubs. Later on she starred in several films (music/homeland films) and television productions. With beginning of the 1960s, Carmela Corren became well known in Germany
Germany
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, as well as Switzerland
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and in Austria
Austria
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. First she signed to the Ariola label, then changed for 1966 to Vogue and 1968 she changed again to Decca.
In 1963 she represented Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
with her song Vielleicht Geschieht Ein Wunder
Vielleicht Geschieht Ein Wunder
"Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed predominantly in German by Carmela Corren....
(Maybe A Miracle Will Happen) and finished seventh.
From 1966 to 1970 she was married to the music producer Horst Geiger, with whom she had a daughter and a son. She is currently retired and lives in Florida.
Selected discography
- Sei nicht traurig, geliebte Mama (You're Not Losing A Daughter, Mama) (1961)
- Eine Rose aus Santa Monica (1962)
- Wann kommt der Tag (1962)
- Vielleicht geschieht ein WunderVielleicht Geschieht Ein Wunder"Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed predominantly in German by Carmela Corren....
(1963) (Maybe A Miracle Will Happen) - Wer in deine Augen sieht (1963)
- Rosen haben Dornen (1963)
- Einmal reicht uns das Glück seine Hände (1963)
- Abschiednehmen tut so weh (1965)
- Verzeih mir (1966)
- Die Liebe fängt mit Träumen an (1966)
- Alles war ein Traum (Même si tu revenais) (1967)
- Heiß wie die Sonne (1968) (Hot like the sun)
- Never, never, never (1979)
Selected filmography
- Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962)
- Zwischen Schanghai und St. Pauli (1962)
- Sing,aber spiel nicht mit mir (1963)
- Hochzeit am Neusiedler See (1963)