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Rina Ketty

French chanson

French chanson réaliste

French Music-Hall

Rina Ketty - born Cesarina Picchetto in Sarzana, Liguria, Italy on March 2, 1911 – was a singer best known for the songs “J’attendrai” and “Sombreros and Mantillas.” Her career began when she moved to Paris, France at the age of 20 and began performing in the clubs and cabarets in Montmartre. In 1934, she began performing at the Lapin Agile cabaret, where she would perform songs written by Théodore Botrel, Gaston Couté and Yvette Guilbert. She signed with Pathé Records in 1936 and recorded tracks including the hits "La Madone aux fleurs" (1936), "Sérénade sans espoir" (1937) and ...