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About this star
- Category: Recording
- Star rank: 1765
- Address:
6499 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101720, -118.330967
Yma Sumac
Next stretch: Jean Hersholt
Previous star: Carlton E. Morse
Biography
Yma Sumac ( /ˈiːmə ˈsuːmæk/; September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was a noted Peruvian soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous proponents of exotica music. She became an international success based on her extreme vocal range, which was said to be “well over four octaves” and was sometimes claimed to span even five octaves at her peak.
Fact file
- Birth name: Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo
- Also known as: Yma Sumac
- Born: September 13, 1922 Callao, Peru
- Died: November 1, 2008 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, United States
- Genres: Exotica
- Occupations: Singer
- Years active: 1942–1997
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Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Cahuenga and Wilcox
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Nearby you will also find Carlton E. Morse, and many others.