About Lilian Terry
Lived 1930 – 2023 (aged 92–93). Lilian Terry was an Italian jazz singer, television presenter, composer and singer.
Liliane Therese Cachia (15 December 1930 - 29 June 2023), professionally known as Lilian Terry, was an Egyptian-born Italian jazz singer, composer and television and radio presenter.
Life and career The daughter of an Italian father and Maltese mother, Terry was born in Cairo and at nine years old moved with her family to Rome, where she studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, graduating in piano in 1947. She made her official debut in 1952, with a series of performances at the Circolo Jazz in Rome.
Discography Album 1958 - Romano Mussolini con Nunzio Rotondo e Lilian Terry (RCA Italiana) 1962 - Lilian Terry Presenta Abito Da Sera (CGD) 1977 - Col D'Orcia Jazz: Concert For Brunello (with Gianni Basso, Franco Cerri, Tony Scott, Renato Sellani, Julius Farmer, Giancarlo Pillot, C.D.O.) 1982 - Lilian Terry Meets Tommy Flanagan - A Dream Comes True (Soul Note) 1985 - Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be ...Oo, Oo ...Oo, Oo (with Dizzy Gillespie, Soul Note) 2003 - Emotions (with Francesco Crosara, TCB Records)
EP 1959 - Lilian Terry (CGD) 1963 - Welcome Back To Comblain-La-Tour (CGD)
Compilations 2011 - Lilian Terry – CGD Days Collection (Jazz Classics)
Participations 2009 - A La Costa Sud (3 songs)
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Who was Lilian Terry?
Italian jazz singer
When was Lilian Terry born?
Lilian Terry was born on 15 December 1930 in Cairo.
When did Lilian Terry die?
Lilian Terry died in 2023 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
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Lilian Terry was a jazz singer, television presenter, composer and singer.
What nationality was Lilian Terry?
Lilian Terry was Italian.
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