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Liberace

リベラーチェ　/　りべらーちぇ

American pianist

May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987　・　West Allis, Wisconsin, United States

Wisconsin
pianist
musician
singer

My Take

What I admire about Liberace is the sheer audacity of his self-invention. A working-class kid from West Allis, Wisconsin, of Italian and Polish stock, he turned the piano recital into pure spectacle and never apologized for the candelabra or the rhinestones. People dismissed the glitz, but underneath it sat decades of genuine craft and discipline, sustained across concerts, records, television and film for forty years. To me he is a reminder that showmanship and skill are not opposites. He decided who he wanted to be and committed totally, and that conviction still feels strangely modern and brave today.

Overview

Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Liberace
Name (Japanese): リベラーチェ
Reading: りべらーちぇ
Born: May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Goat
Origin: West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pianist / musician / singer / writer / autobiographer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://liberace.org/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7

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