Born in Genoa, Italy, she moved to Rome where she studied singing and piano at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, graduating in 1956.Known for using her voice as an instrument rather than singing lyrics, defining the sound of 1960s-70s Italian soundtracks. Besides...

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Marlena Shaw, the legendary jazz and soul singer behind such hits as “California Soul” and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” has died at 81.