Anita Kerr

American singer, composer, arranger, and producer

Born: 31st October 1927 Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Died: 10th October 2022 Geneva, Switzerland

Founder and leading member of the internationally acclaimed [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/341656-The-Anita-Kerr-Singers]Anita Kerr Singers[/url] and regular collaborator with [a=Rod McKuen]. Relocated to Switzerland in 1970 with her family and Swiss second husband and manager [a=Alex Grob]. They settled in Montreux and opened [l=Mountain Studios] in 1974, attracting top artists, including [a=Queen], [a=David Bowie], [a=Duran Duran] and [a=Chris Rea]. In 1972, she composed, arranged and conducted the soundtrack for the film Limbo, a first for a woman in American cinema. In 1985, she composed, arranged, and conducted Switzerland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.

For abbreviated writing credits do NOT confuse with French composer [a=André Kerr].