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Lida Goulesco
Known for
Music and sound
Born
January 2, 1917
Birthplace
Petrograd, Russian SFSR
Died
June 5, 1977 (aged 60)
Biography
Lydia Ivanovna Goulesko was a Russian born vocalist with Romanian Tzigani roots. After the collapse of the Russian Empire her family fled to Paris, where Lida made her debut as a café-singer/dancer at 17. She became known for her dramatic interpretations of various gypsy songs and toured parts of Europe and the USA. In 1969 Lida Goulesco performed with the Schnuckenack-Reinhardt-Quintett for the first time.
Best known work
Lida Goulesco & Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintett
1970
In His Loneliness
1998Filmography
1998
In His LonelinessMusic
1970