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Françoise Madeleine Hardy (born 17 January 1944) is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style.[1][2] She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc. [wikipedia]

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“mambo italiano” is a popular song written by bob merrill in 1954 and recorded by rosemary clooney. merrill actually wrote it on deadline, scribbled hastily on a paper napkin in an italian restaurant in new york, united states using the wall pay-phone to dictate the melody, rhythm and lyrics to the recording studio pianist, under the aegis of conductor mitch miller. the song became a hit for rosemary, reaching #10 on the charts in the united states and number one in the uk singles chart early in 1955. [wikipedia]

“always on my mind” is an american country music song by johnny christopher, mark james and wayne carson thompson originally recorded by brenda lee.
allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. the most successful us version was performed by willie nelson. successful covers in europe were performed by elvis presley, and later pet shop boys. at the 25th grammy awards held in 1983, the songwriters won grammy awards for song of the year and best country song; in addition, willie nelson‘s recording won for best male country vocal performance. [wikipedia]

josé montserrate feliciano garcía[citation needed] (born september 10, 1945) is a blind puerto rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer, known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single “feliz navidad”. [wikipedia]