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- Birth nameEdith Gormezano
- Eydie Gorme was born in New York on August 16, 1928 to Sephardic Jewish parents. Her father, Nessim Gormezano, was a Turkish-born tailor who changed his last name when he arrived in the United States. She began singing straight out of high school, with various big bands. But her big break came after she auditioned for, and joined, "The The Tonight Show (1953) Show" in 1953. There, for $90 a week, she sang solos and sang duets with the up-and-coming Steve Lawrence. The two performed on the show for five years, and married in 1957. After their "Tonight Show" stint, the pair had a short-lived TV show of their own, The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show (1958). Then, Lawrence entered the Army leaving Gorme, a new mother, to frequent the night club circuit on her own. Two years later, when Lawrence was discharged, the couple came to a decision to enter show business more professionally. Their career took off, with audiences drawn to their penchant for the classics in favor of rock 'n' roll, as well as their spontaneous banter.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseSteve Lawrence(December 29, 1957 - August 10, 2013) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- Dark wavy hair
- First cousin of Neil Sedaka and Helene Sedaka.
- Worked at the United Nations due to her fluency in Spanish.
- She and husband Steve Lawrence retired from performing for a time, distraught over the early death of one of their sons. They eventually returned to the limelight but at a slower pace.
- She and husband Steve Lawrence were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1541 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
- Her son, Michael Lawrence, died of heart failure in 1986.
- [on fans of her Spanish-language recordings] They're more loyal to me than English speakers. For the most part, they seem to hang on to what came before them. It's nice to hear.
- [on people saying Linda Ronstadt is a pioneering Latin-crossover artist] Linda Ronstadt -- she avoids me! I am the pioneer.
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