She also received Grammy nominations for the discs Brindo a La Vida, Al Bolero, A Ti (1993) and Emociones (1996). In the 1980s and 1990s, Carr had enormous success in the Latin music world, winning Grammy Awards for Best Mexican-American Performance in 1986 for her album Simplemente Mujer, Best Latin Pop Album in 1992 for Cosas del Amor and Best Mexican-American Performance in 1995 for Recuerdo a Javier Solís. Carr also achieved the rare feat of singing for five presidents during her career: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clinton. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1981. A favorite of Johnny Carson's, she appeared more than 30 times on "The Tonight Show," even hosting on occasion. There were frequent television appearances. She guest-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1973, With hit records like "With Pen in Hand" and "It Must Be Him". In 1970, she was named "Woman of the Year" by the Los Angeles Times. She appeared on various television programs, such as ABC's The Bing Crosby Show in the 1964–1965 season. In 1968, Carr taped six specials for London Weekend TV. Carr had 10 singles that made the US pop charts and 13 albums that made the US pop-album charts. Around this time, Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business". Carr had two other songs make the US Top 40: 1968's "The Lesson" and 1969's " With Pen in Hand". 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in 1967, sold more than 1 million copies and received a gold disc. The following year her album It Must Be Him was nominated for three Grammy Awards. In 1966, Carr toured South Vietnam with actor/comedian Danny Kaye to entertain American troops. 1 in the United States, billed to the Crystals, although this was in fact incorrect as the actual recording artists were the Blossoms. Producer Phil Spector heard Carr cutting the song in the studio and immediately recorded a cover version which reached No. Her first single to achieve success was " He's a Rebel", which in 1962 reached No.
Under the stage name "Vikki Carr" she signed with Liberty Records in 1962. In 1958, she graduated from Rosemead High School in Rosemead, California, in a class that included famed fashion designer Bob Mackie. Cardona was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1941.
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