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Vikki Carr's career was officially launched in the early sixties when she was
signed to a contract with Liberty Records. She recorded He's A Rebel,
which first became a hit in Australia.
1966 - Toured Vietnam with Friend Danny Kaye.
1967 - Album It Must Be Him nominated for three Grammy
Awards in the categories of "Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal
Performance, "Best Vocal Performance Female" and "Album of the
Year".
Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II.
Critically acclaimed performance in South Pacific, Starlight Theater,
Kansas City.
1968 - Outstanding Entertainer of the Year, Los Angeles.
Performance at London Palladium set precedent for sellout concerts in
Germany, Spain, France, England, Australia, Holland and Japan.
Tapes six Vikki Carr Specials for London Weekend TV.
1969 - Hit With Pen In Hand nominated for a Grammy Award in the
category of "Best Contemporary Vocal Performance Female".
Performed in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, John Kenley
Players, Ohio.
1970 - Signed with Columbia Records.
American Dairy Association offered $10,000.00 to Carr's favorite charity in
return for her commercial endorsement. In return, Carr used the money to
establish the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation.
Named "Woman of the Year" by the L.A. Times.
1971 - Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation established in California
for Mexican-Americans pursuing a higher education.
Performs benefit concert to support Holy Cross High School in San Antonio,
Texas. Concert appearances provide support for 22 years.
1972 - Released first Spanish-language album, Vikki Carr En Espanol.
Named "Entertainer of the Year" by the American Guild of Variety
Artists.
First foreign artist to be named "Entertainer of the Year" in
Mexico.
1974 - Honorary Chairperson for two consecutive years of the American
Lung Association Christmas Seals Campaign.
Received Doctorate in Fine Arts from St. Edwards University.
Received Doctorate in Law from San Diego University.
1976 - Triumphant return to London Palladium.
1977 - Tours Japan.
1979 - Received Toast Master International
Humanitarian Award. 1980 - Signed with CBS Mexico (now Sony) and
concentrated her efforts on Spanish Language recordings, which garnered Gold and
Platinum records for such hits as Total, Disulpame, and Mala Suerte. 1981
- Presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Hollywood Chamber
of Commerce. Received the Nosotros Golden Eagle Award as Humanitarian Woman of
the Year. 1982 - Received A.C.E. Award for "Best Female Singer -
Disculpame". 1983 - Broke house records at the Westport Playhouse
in St. Louis for I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it On the Road. 1985
- Won first Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Performance for her
first mariachi recording, Simplemente Mujer. 1986 - Named
"Hispanic Woman of the year" by the Los Angeles Hispanic Women's
Council. 1987 - Popular hit It Must Be Him featured prominently
inthe Academy Award winning movie Moonstruck. 1988 - Received
Nosotros Golden Eagle Award for "Outstanding Performer". 1989
- Released Sony Albun, Esos Hombres, went Gold and Platinum in Mexico,
Chile, Puerto Rico and the United States. Received second A.C.E. Aware. Received
"Visiting Singer of the Year" from Aplausos '89, Aruba. 1990
- Featured singer at Nixon Library dedication where she sand for Presidents
George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon. Received the
"Founder of Hope Award" from the City of Hope, Los Angeles. Received
Career Achievement Award from the Association of Hispanic Critics. Received
the YWCA Silver Achievement Award. Performed at London's Royal Albert hall. Broke
record for Sunday performance of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at the Houston
Astrodome. 1991 - Received Key Girl Scouts of America Award. 1992
- Won Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Cosas del Amor. Received
Premio Ronda for "Best Female Album", Venezuela. 1993 -
Nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop" for Brindo A La
Vida, Al Bolero, A Ti. 1994 - Performed in Concert of the Americas
for the Presidential Summit Hosted by President Bill Clinton. 1995 -
Won Grammy Award for "Best Mexican-American Performance, Vocal or
Instrumental" for Recuerdo a Javier Solis. 1996 - Received
the Hispanic Heritage Award, Washington, D.C. 1997 - Nominated for a
Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Album" for Emociones. 1998
- Received Imagen Foundation's first "Humanitarian Award" for
outstanding contributions to the Hispanic Community. Recipient of the "Latina
2000 Award" by Moderna magazine. Recipient of the Salute to Education
Award (Arts) by Ford Motor Company. Performed in Judy Garland Tribute at
Carnagie Hall, New York City. 1999 - Taped first Bilingual TV Special,
"Vikki Carr Memories, Memorias" produced by PBS for National
Broadcast. 2000 - Taped PBS Special "The Mexican Americans" Recorded
and released The Vikki Carr Christmas Album. 2001 - Received The
Mexican-American Correctional Association, Los Angeles Chapter, Humanitarian Award
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