The Silver State Chronicles » Lena Zavaroni http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress News & Opinion from Las Vegas, Nevada Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/wp-content/mbp-favicon/Badge_714.jpg The Silver State Chronicles Lena Zavaroni: Epilogue http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/television/lena-zavaroni-epilogue http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/television/lena-zavaroni-epilogue#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:05:14 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3166 Lena visits Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGYEHZOo3zQ

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/television/lena-zavaroni-epilogue/feed 0 Lena Zavaroni: Memory http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-memory http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-memory#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:02:24 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3128 Thanks for the music and the memories, Lena

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kTJRbMrazY

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RIP – 1963-1999

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-memory/feed 0 Lena Zavaroni: Swinging on a Star http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-swinging-star http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-swinging-star#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:05:32 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3149 Carry Moonbeams Home in a Jar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKpSfamV8vM

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-swinging-star/feed 0 Lena Zavaroni: Going Nowhere (1981) http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-1981 http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-1981#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:10:28 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3126 What a performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8sewohu2qI

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-1981/feed 0 Lena Zavaroni: Smile http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-smile http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-smile#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:05:45 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3145 Smile, whats the use of crying?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAZD1V4Zrww

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-smile/feed 3 Lena Zavaroni: It’s Only A Paper Moon (1981) http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-its-paper-moon http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-its-paper-moon#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:02:14 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3155 It’s a Barnum & Bailey World…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0A-pQaay4

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-its-paper-moon/feed 0 Lena Zavaroni: Sweet Gypsy Rose & Baby Face http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-sings-sweet-gypsy http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-sings-sweet-gypsy#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:01:12 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3108 With an assist from The Bachelors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsJOzAJJc_g

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-sings-sweet-gypsy/feed 3 Lena Zavaroni: Daydream Believer http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-daydream-believer http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-daydream-believer#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:05:20 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3124 Lena knocks it out of the park

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfjNPIwEMEM

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-daydream-believer/feed 0 Lena Zavaroni: Music, Music, Music (1975) http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-music-music-music http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-music-music-music#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:10:31 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3137 The nicest part of any melody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mm84sEAsM0

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-music-music-music/feed 1 Lena Zavaroni: Sweet Georgia Brown http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-sweet-georgia-brown http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-sweet-georgia-brown#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:07:19 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3118 Star Power!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy0OeP7chpI

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-sweet-georgia-brown/feed 0 Lena Zavaroni: Teddy Bear (1975) http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-teddy-bear-1975 http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-teddy-bear-1975#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:05:18 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3143 Just wanna be, your teddy bear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXj02DDK47U

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]]> http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-teddy-bear-1975/feed 4 Lena Zavaroni: I’m A Believer http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-im-believer http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/music/lena-zavaroni-im-believer#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:10:31 +0000 Vinnie Vegas http://www.silverstatechronicles.com/wordpress/?p=3120 Courtesy of Mr. Neil Diamond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmLXk5oos5Q

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Lena Hilda Zavaroni was a Scottish child singer and a popular television show host. With her album Ma! He’s Making Eyes At Me at ten years of age, she is the youngest person in history to have an album in UK album chart top ten.

Lena was born in Greenock and grew up in the small town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute with musical parents. Father Victor Zavaroni played the guitar, mother Hilda sang, and Lena herself sang from the age of two.

She was discovered in the summer of 1973 by record producer Tommy Scott, who was on holiday in Rothesay and heard her singing with her father and uncle in a band. Scott contacted impresario Phil Solomon, which led to his partner Dorothy Solomon’s becoming Zavaroni’s manager.

In 1974 she appeared on Hughie Green’s Opportunity Knocks and won the show for a record-breaking five weeks running. She followed this with the album Ma, He’s Making Eyes At Me, a collection of classic and then-recent pop standards which reached #8 in the UK album chart.

At 10 years, 146 days old, Zavaroni is still the youngest person to have an album in the top 10 and was also the youngest person to appear on the BBC’s Top of the Pops.

Between 1980 and 1982, Lena had her own TV series on the BBC, Lena Zavaroni and Music, which featured singing and dancing.

Sadly, from the age of 13, Zavaroni suffered from anorexia nervosa.  She continued to suffer from anorexia throughout the 1980s, and she died at the young age of 35.

Lena’s talent comes along once in a lifetime, really.  She combined a great voice with a great presence, quality performances, and superior showmanship. Indeed, today’s Idols could learn a lot from her.  She was one of a kind, and she is missed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgkxlw6sYhg

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