Эйди Горме: Американская певица и звезда эстрады.

American pop singer (1928–2013)

Eydie Gormé ('/iː//d//i/ EEdee; born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who achieved notable success in pop, Latin, and jazz genres. She sang solo and in the duo Steve and Eydie with husband, Steve Lawrence, on albums and television. She also performed on Broadway and in Las Vegas. Born in the Bronx, New York, Gormé began her career singing in a band on weekends while working as a translator. She gained prominence after appearing on the radio program "Cita Con Eydie" and changing her name for easier pronunciation. Gormé's career took off in the early 1950s, starting with her two month stint with the Tommy Tucker band, followed by a year with Tex Beneke's band. She signed with Coral Records in 1952, releasing her first single and later joining The Tonight Show where she met Lawrence. The duo's success included hits like "Too Close for Comfort" and "Blame It on the Bossa Nova," with Gormé also achieving solo success and earning Grammy Awards and nominations. Her marriage to Lawrence in 1957 marked the beginning of a lifelong personal and professional partnership, celebrated with their Emmy winning television specials and performances alongside stars like Frank Sinatra. Gormé was renowned for her recordings in Spanish, particularly with Trio Los Panchos, which solidified her international fame. Her versatility was evident in her wide ranging discography, which includes albums like Amor and Eydie Swings the Blues. Gormé's contributions to music were recognized with awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and a Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award.

Gormé was born in the Bronx to Sephardic Jewish parents Nessim Hasdai Gormezano and Fortuna "Fortunee" Gormezano. Both her parents were born in Turkey. After graduating from high school, she attended night classes at City College.

After high school, Gormé worked as a translator, but on weekends she sang in a band led by Ken Greengrass. She appeared on the Spanish language radio program Cita Con Eydie (A Date with Eydie), changing her name from "Edith" to "Edie" and then "Eydie" because people mispronounced "Edie". She considered changing her last name, but her mother told her, "It's bad enough that you're in show business. How will the neighbors know if you're ever a success?" Gormé sang with the Tommy Tucker band for two months in 1950, followed by a year with Tex Beneke's band. She signed as a solo act with Coral Records in 1952 and released her first single, "That Night of Heaven". She was hired by The Tonight Show in its early days with Steve Allen and formed a duo with another one of its staff singers, Steve Lawrence. As The Tonight Show was beginning to broadcast across the country in 1954, the duo released their first single, "Make Yourself Comfortable/I've Gotta Crow". The album Blame It on the Bossa Nova entered the Top 40 with four more hit singles during the same year. Two were recorded as the duo Steve & Eydie. She recorded the Spanish albums Amor and More Amor with the Trio Los Panchos. Then she turned to show tunes. "If He Walked Into My Life" was an Easy Listening hit in 1966 and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 1964, Columbia released the album Amor, which spent 22 weeks on the charts. The song "Sabor a Mí" became one of Gormé's signature tunes. In 1965, a sequel appeared called More Amor, later reissued as Cuatro Vidas. Her last album with Los Panchos was Navidad Means Christmas (1966), later reissued as Blanca Navidad. She recorded other Spanish albums in her career, including the Grammy nominated La Gormé (1976). Steve and Eydie performed a tribute to George Gershwin on their television special Our Love Is Here to Stay, which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special. Two years later they sang on Steve and Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin and again won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special. In 1989 they started the record label GL Music. They sang with Frank Sinatra on his seventieth birthday tour and on his album Duets II (1994). They recorded a cover version of the song "Black Hole Sun" by the rock band Soundgarden for the album Lounge A Palooza (1997).

Gormé and Lawrence had two sons. David Nessim Lawrence (b. 1960) is an ASCAP Award winning composer who composed the score for High School Musical. Michael Robert Lawrence (1962–1986) died at the age of 23 of ventricular fibrillation from an undiagnosed heart condition. Gormé and Lawrence were in Atlanta, Georgia, at the time of their son's death, having performed at the Fox Theater the night before. Frank Sinatra, a family friend, sent his private plane to fly the couple to New York where David had been attending school. After their son's death, Gormé and Lawrence suspended touring for a year. She was interred at Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. Lawrence issued a statement: "Eydie has been my partner on stage and in my life for more than 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time."

Gormé was portrayed by Victoria Jackson in the popular Saturday Night Live skit "The Sinatra Group" in tandem with Mike Myers portraying her husband Steve Lawrence.

Year Single (A side, B side)Both sides from same album except where indicatedChart positionsAlbum US CB USAC USR&B US Country UK1953 "I Danced with My Darling"b/w "I'd Be Forgotten" (from Eydie Gorme's Delight) — — — — — —Non album track "Frenesi"b/w "All Night Long" (Non album track) — 44 — — — —Eydie Gorme's Delight 1954 "Fini"b/w "Gimme Gimme John" (Non album track) 19 39 — — — — 1955 "Sincerely Yours"b/w "Come Home" — — — — — —Non album tracks 1956 "Too Close for Comfort"b/w "That's How" (Non album track) 39 44 — — — —Eydie Gorme "Mama, Teach Me to Dance"b/w "You Bring Out the Lover in Me" 34 31 — — — —Non album tracks "Soda Pop Hop"b/w "I've Got a Right to Cry" — — — — — — "I'll Come Back"b/w "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" — — — — — — "Climb Up the Wall"b/w "Uska Dara" — — — — — — 1957 "Be Careful, It's My Heart"b/w "Easter Parade" (from Love Is a Season) — — — — — —Eydie Gorme "I'll Take Romance"b/w "First Impression" 65 — — — — — "Your Kisses Kill Me"b/w "Kiss in Your Eyes" 53 — — — — —Non album tracks "When Your Lover Has Gone"b/w "Until They Sail" (Non album track) — — — — — —Eydie Swings the Blues "Love Me Forever"b/w "Let Me Be Loved" 24 29 — — — 21Non album tracks 1958 "You Need Hands"b/w "Dormi Dormi Dormi" 11 21 — — — — "Gotta Have Rain"b/w "To You, From Me" (from Our Best to You) 63 43 — — — — "The Voice in My Heart"b/w "Separate Tables" 88 68 — — — — "Who's Sorry Now? "b/w "Toot Toot Tootsie, Goodbye" — — — — — —Eydie Gorme Vamps The Roaring 20's1959 "I'm Yours"b/w "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Non album track) — — — — — —Our Best to You "Taking a Chance on Love"b/w "The Years Between" — — — — — —Non album tracks1960"The Dance Is Over"b/w "Too Young to Know" — — — — — —"Be Sure My Love"b/w "I Will Follow You" — — — — — —Our Best To You"I Love to Dance (But Never on Sunday)"b/w "Let Me Be the First to Wish You Merry Christmas" — — — — — —Non album tracks 1961"Yours Tonight"b/w "What Happened to Our Love" — — — — — —1962 "Yes, My Darling Daughter"b/w "Sonny Boy" — — — — — 10 "Before Your Time"b/w "Where Is Love" — — — — — — "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)"b/w "I'm Yours" — — — — — — 1963 "Blame It on the Bossa Nova"b/w "Guess I Should Have Loved Him More" (from Softly, As I Leave You) 7 6 — 16 — 32Blame It on the Bossa Nova "Don't Try to Fight It, Baby"b/w "Theme from 'Light Fantastic' (My Secret World)" 53 57 18 — — —Non album tracks "Everybody Go Home"b/w "The Message" 80 70 — — — — 1964 "The Friendliest Thing"b/w "Something to Live For" (from With All My Heart) 133 — — — — — "I Want You to Meet My Baby" / 43 65 — — — — "Can't Get Over (The Bossa Nova)" 87 122 20 — — — "The Moon and the Stars and a Little Bit of Wine"b/w "Piel Canela" (from Amor, with Trio Los Panchos) — — — — — — 1965 "Do I Hear a Waltz? "b/w "After You've Gone" (from With All My Heart) 122 116 — — — — "Just Dance on By"b/w "Where Are You Now" 124 140 39 — — — "Don't Go to Strangers"b/w "Mas Amor (More Love)" (from Mas Amor, with Trio Los Panchos) — — 36 — — —Don't Go to Strangers1966 "What Did I Have That I Don't Have? "b/w "Tell Him I Said Hello" — 138 17 — — — "If He Walked Into My Life"b/w "Tell Him I Said Hello" 120 — 5 — — — "What Is a Woman? "b/w "Guess I Should Have Loved Him More" — — 34 — — —Softly, As I Leave You "Navidad Y Ano Nuevo"b/w "Alegre Navidad"Both tracks with Trio Los Panchos — — — — — —Navidad Means Christmas 1967 "Softly, as I Leave You"b/w "What's Good About Goodbye?" 117 — 30 — — —Softly, as I Leave You "How Could I Be So Wrong"b/w "He Needs Me Now" — — 22 — — —Golden Rainbow (Soundtrack) 1968 "Life Is But a Moment (Canta Ragazzina)"b/w "What Makes Me Love Him?" 115 — 35 — — —The Look of Love "This Girl's in Love with You"b/w "It's You Again" — — 22 — — —Eydie 1969 "Runaway"b/w "Girl with a Suitcase" — — — — — —Non album tracks "Tonight I'll Say a Prayer"b/w "Wild One" (Non album track) 45 54 8 — — —Tonight I'll Say a Prayer 1970 "My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day"b/w "The Ladies Who Lunch" — — 24 — — —Non album tracks 1971 "It Was a Good Time"b/w "Mem'ries and Souvenirs" (Non album track) — — 23 — — —It Was a Good Time 1972 "Butterfly"b/w "Mr. Number One" — — — — — —Non album tracks 1973 "Take One Step"b/w "The Garden" — — 47 — 94 — "Touch the Wind (Eres tú)"b/w "It Takes Too Long to Learn and Live Alone" — — 41 — — — 1976 "What I Did for Love"b/w "Can It Ever Be the Same" — — 23 — — —