Bio taken from Wiki Page: "Vikki Carr (born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas-Martinez Cardona,^[1] July 19, 1941) is an American vocalist who has had a singing career for over four decades. Originally from El Paso, Texas, born to parents of Mexican ancestry, she has performed in a variety of musical genres, including country, jazz, and pop while her greatest success has come from singing in Spanish. She established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation in 1971."