In addition to her many album releases, Vikki Carr has played concerts for fans around the world, as well as appeared on stage, and television. She has starred in productions of South Pacific, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road. In 2002 she starred in the Reprise production of Steven Sondheim's beloved musical Follies in Los Angeles, garnering glowing reviews from the LA Times, Hollywood Reporter, and Variety. Two years later, Los Angeles PBS affiliate, KCET, filmed a special Vikki Carr: Memories, Memorias: a salute to the English-language hits of the 1940s and 1950s originally composed by Latinos, and featuring guest appearances by Jack Jones, Pepe Aguilar and Arturo Sandoval. PBS again tapped Vikki to host and star in a production celebrating the music of Mexico, Fiesta Mexicana, which was featured on all PBS stations for their June 2008 pledge drive.
Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of California, Vikki Carr, the eldest of seven children, began performing at the tender age of four singing "Adeste Fidelis" in Latin at a Christmas program. She was signed to a contract with Liberty Records in 1961. She recorded "He's a Rebel", which first became a hit in Australia. That title was soon followed by the unforgettable release, It Must Be Him, which charged up the charts in England. A year later, the single was released in the United States and earned Carr three Grammy Award nominations. The international hit emerged again when she and the song were featured in the storyline of the Academy Award winning movie Moonstruck. After "It Must Be Him" came a string of hits, including With Pen in Hand, for which she received her fourth Grammy Award nomination, The Lesson, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, and For Once in My Life.
Her international appeal was so great that she was invited to perform at a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II, followed by sold-out shows throughout Europe. In the States, Carr became a darling of the White House, performing regularly at State Dinners and at President Richard Nixon's 1973 Inaugural celebration. President Gerald Ford called her his "favorite Mexican dish". She also performed for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and at the 1992 Presidential Summit hosted by President Bill Clinton.
A frequent musical guest on major network variety shows of celebrities like Dean Martin, Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, and Carol Burnett, Carr also taped six specials for London Weekend TV. As an actor, she appeared on the Bing Crosby Show, Mod Squad, Fantasy Island, and co-hosted the Mrs. America and Mrs. World of the World pageants. She was the first woman to regularly guest host for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. She was also a visitor and guest host on Michael Jackson's ABC radio show.
The diversity of her rich voice is impressive. She can belt out the blues or touch the heart with a soft romantic ballad. Frank Sinatra once said, "She possesses my kind of voice", Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business", and Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald named her among their three favorite female singers of all time. Elvis Presley was also very fond of her and even remarked on stage in Las Vegas many times that Vikki Carr was one of his favorite singers and that he liked her because "she sang from the gut" and introduced her at many of his personal appearances in which she attended.
Vikki Carr has received numerous prestigious awards, including:
- Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
- National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
- Latino Spirit Award (2003)
- Tito Guizar Award (2003)
- Trefoil Award (2002)
- Inductee of the Latino Legends Hall of Fame (2000)
- Imagen Foundation "Humanitarian Award (1998)
- Hispanic Heritage Award (1996)
- Nosotros Golden Eagle Award (1988)
- Hispanic Woman of the Year (1984)
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1981)
- Doctorate in Law from San Diego University (1974)
- Doctorate in Fine Arts from St. Edwards University (1974)
- American Guild of Variety Artists' "Entertainer of the Year" (1972), and
- The Los Angeles Times' highly respected "Woman of the Year" (1970)
She has also earned the career achievement award of the Association of Hispanic Critics, Chicago's Ovation Award, the YWCA Silver Achievement Award, and was honored in 1990 by the City of Hope with the Founder of Hope Award. In 1991, she was presented the Girl Scouts of America Award.
Respected both as an artist and a humanitarian, Carr devotes time to many charities including The United Way, The American Lung Association, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, The Muscular Dystrophy Association, and St Jude's Hospital. For 22 years she held benefit concerts to support Holy Cross High School in San Antonio. In 1971 she established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, dedicated to offering college scholarships to Latino students in California and Texas. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 280 scholarships totaling over a quarter of a million dollars.
"My voice is a gift and a gift is nothing unless you can share it. The Foundation is one of the ways that I am able to share my gift", said Carr. "The Foundation seeks to help young Mexican-American students achieve their goals through a college education, something I myself was never able to do."
Official website: http://www.vikkicarr.com/
Discúlpame
Vikki Carr Lyrics
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Perdidas en las tinieblas llorando por tu ausencia
Por tu amor estuve a punto de perder la vida
Y yo corte mis venas porque no comprendía
Como tú pudiste abandonarme
Si yo te daba siempre lo mejor de mí
Y ahora tú te atreves a buscarme
Discúlpame, discúlpame
Yo ya no quiero hablar contigo
Tú ya no puedes ser mi amigo
Y mucho menos mi amor
Discúlpame, discúlpame
Toma de nuevo tu camino
Olvídate de que yo existo
Y nunca vuelvas por favor
Discúlpame, discúlpame
Por tu amor estuve a punto de perder la vida
Y yo corte mis venas porque no comprendía
Como tú pudiste abandonarme
Si yo te daba siempre lo mejor de mí
Y ahora tú te atreves a buscarme
Cuando ya no me queda amor por ti, por ti
Discúlpame, discúlpame
Yo ya no quiero hablar contigo
Tú ya no puedes ser mi amigo
Y mucho menos mi amor
Discúlpame, discúlpame
Toma de nuevo tu camino
Olvídate de que yo existo
Y nunca vuelvas por favor
Discúlpame, discúlpame
Yo ya no quiero hablar contigo
Tú ya no puedes ser mi amigo
Y mucho menos mi amor
In Vikki Carr's song "Discúlpame" (which translates to "Forgive Me" in English), the lyrics express the pain and heartache of being abandoned by someone whom the singer gave her all for. The first verse describes the passage of time since the person left, and the singer being lost in the darkness and crying for their absence. The second verse is where the depth of the pain is explored as the singer reveals having been willing to die for this person's love and feeling so lost without them that they resorted to cutting themselves. The chorus seems to be a desperate plea for the person to leave the singer alone and never come back, and wanting to forget their existence altogether. The singer realizes that they can no longer be friends or lovers and only wants to distance themselves from the pain that this person caused.
The song conveys a sense of anger, deep love, and the need to heal and move on. The plea in the chorus and the vulnerability in the verses make it clear that the singer has been hurt deeply and is trying to protect themselves from any further pain. The lyrics speak to the experience of loving someone so much that it is hard to let go, but recognizing that it is necessary for self-preservation.
Line by Line Meaning
Ha pasado el tiempo desde que tú me dejaste
It's been a while since you left me.
Perdidas en las tinieblas llorando por tu ausencia
I was lost in the dark, crying for your absence.
Por tu amor estuve a punto de perder la vida
I almost lost my life for your love.
Y yo corte mis venas porque no comprendía
I cut my veins because I didn't understand.
Como tú pudiste abandonarme
How could you leave me?
Si yo te daba siempre lo mejor de mí
I always gave you the best of me.
Y ahora tú te atreves a buscarme
And now you dare to look for me.
Cuando ya no me queda amor por ti, por ti
When I no longer have love for you, for you.
Discúlpame, discúlpame
Sorry, sorry.
Yo ya no quiero hablar contigo
I don't want to talk to you anymore.
Tú ya no puedes ser mi amigo
You can't be my friend anymore.
Y mucho menos mi amor
And much less my love.
Toma de nuevo tu camino
Take your path again.
Olvídate de que yo existo
Forget that I exist.
Y nunca vuelvas por favor
And never come back, please.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Erasmo Carlos, Roberto Carlos
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jesusmanuelherreraponce4945
Alguien en el 2020 aún escucha esta rola ?
@adrianapatinogutierrez4125
Yo la estoy oyendo
@ytmyerm1477
2023
@lucascayeda6963
Cómo está canción ninguna más que exelente
@Coral-gx2wo
Yo es mi favorita mi Viki karr
@marilurossano8810
En el 2024!!!
@efrainfabricioramoscruz434
Disculpame , disculpame, que melodiosa voz la de Vicky Carr, la recuerdo cuando la escuhaba en el radio de mi abuelita. Linda epoca , cuanto anoro que regrese esta musica.
Saludos desde San Isidro de Soledad Ecuador.
Muy atentamente
Efrain Ramos Cruz.
@SALACUNAYGUARDERIASoyapa-go1mh
Es una excelente canción para las personas que no cuidan a su amor cuando lo tienen y luego quieren pero se dan cuenta que lo perdieron y para Siempre
Excelente interpretación Vicki
@adrianparedes1752
Cuando niño, ponían el el video clip en el cine.imagínense..!!hace 40 años Hermosos tiempos. Eramos felices y no lo sabíamos... Que nostalgias..
@luisalvarezalvarez9100
Eso, eramos felices.....