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/-/[ALWhen Vikki Carr sings,*- ]her lovely voice quiets*D1 a noisy nightclub audience. /-/[ALWhen Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona speaks,*- ]people listen.*- /-/Being=GNS141 able to command=IAV121 attention (through the beauty )(of her music and her ideas )is*A1 important (to Vikki and Florencia. )/c/But to be talented=INS020 is*A1 not (in itself )enough. /-/One must also help*D1 others. /-/Vikki and Florencia have*D1 both these qualities. /-/(In fact, )they're*N1 the same person. /-/Vikki Carr was born*P1 Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona (in 1942 )(in El Paso, Texas. )/-/She was*N1 the eldest (of seven children. )/-/She remembers*D1 the hard times (of her childhood. )/-/The family moved*- (to southern California )[ARwhen Florencia was*N1 a baby. ]/-/There, she made*D1 her musical debut (at the age )(of four. )/-/She sang*D1 a song (in Latin )(for a holiday program. )/-/(In high school )Florencia signed*- up (for all the music courses )[JRshe could take.*D0 ]/-/She also took*D1 part (in many music programs. )/-/(On weekends )she sang*- (with local bands. )/-/(Upon graduation, )she joined*D1 Pepe Callahan's Mexican-Irish Band (as a soloist. )/-/(From there, )she went*- on to become=IAV101 one (of the world's leading=P--01 female pop singers. )/-/(As a singer, )Vikki Carr has been*N1 a very busy person. /-/She is*N2 both a recording=P--01 star and a TV star. /-/Once she had*D2 two albums and two singles (among the nation's top one hundred records-- )(at the same time! )/-/She has also appeared*- (on many TV variety shows. )/-/She has taped*D1 TV specials (in London and Mexico City, )as well as (in the United States. )!!!!!!!!