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Singers do not sing the language they speak

Want to know if anyone knows such artists.
This post does not carry any educational meaning rather providing interesting statistics.

So here's my list:

1. Madeleine Peyroux -- born in Atlanta GA and sings songs in French
2. Gypsy Kings -- they're mostly from France and speak French while singing in Spanish.
3. Joe Dassin -- born and in USA and all of his songs are sang in French.

Now your turn...
czarivey
inna
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ABBA - Swedish, sang in English
Lisa Gerard of Dead Can Dance - Australian, sings in her own language.
cleeds
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China Forbes of Pink Martini sings in more than a dozen languages. In the '60s, many pop groups sang in other languages, including the Beatles.
inna
5,245 posts
 
Mireille Mathieu - French, sang in French, English, German.
czarivey OP
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Mirelle Mathieu sang in French as well. So she sings and speaks her own language as well as Connie Francis.

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viridian
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I was listening to a Carmen McRae/Cal Tjader album on Concord. She started singing “Besame Mucho” and it was evident from the first couple of lines that she did not speak, or understand, Spanish at all.

A quick perusal of the album jacket explained that she learned the song phonetically, in the studio the day of recording. It is one of my favorite versions, along with one by Joao Gilberto. Interestingly, though his native language was Portuguese, Gilberto also sang in French, Spanish and English, perhaps a few more. He did actually speak the languages however.
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