Cuban singer Margarita Pracatan has died aged 89.
She found fame on The Clive James Show after appearing live on the talk show in the 1990s.
Pracatan would regularly close the show, performing off-kilter renditions of classic songs, while animatedly playing her keyboard – usually to fits of laughter from James, his celebrity guests and the studio audience.
Her daughter Maria Gorshin confirmed to Sky News she died on Tuesday.
Tributes poured in for the singer today, with many fans sharing their favourite Pracatan performances from The Clive James Show on social media:
Pracatan had started singing as a child before launching her career on a public-access TV program in 1994.
It was then that James discovered clips of her performing and invited her to the UK to perform.
Describing her singing, the host said: “She never lets the words or melody get in her way. She is us, without the fear of failure.”
Pracatan later toured through the UK and Australia – appearing at the Sydney Mardi Gras in the mid-90s.
On June 11, she tweeted that she was celebrating her 89th birthday, saying: “Beautiful people, beautiful sunset, beautiful night on my 89th birthday! Let’s do this year with all the power of love.”
A day later, she was behind the keyboard again and performing from home:
Margarita had also led tributes for Clive James after he died last year aged 80.
She wrote at the time: “Saying goodbye is so shocking. Makes you quiet rewinding the memories.
“So many. Years and years of that intelligence and the talent and beautiful way of living, always to do excellence.
“Thank you, Clive James from the bottom of my heart. You live forever with us.”
This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission
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2020-06-24 22:03:36Z
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