Lena Zavaroni 'Summer Praise'
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- Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2010
- www.lenazavaroni.net - Lena Zavaroni's last ever appearance on television, the programme was called 'Summer Praise'. This programme is for educational purposes and not for profit, I don't own it or its copyright. This has been used with the permission of Carla Zavaroni.
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I knew Lena very well she told me that all she wanted was a normal childhood and to sing. She hated stage school. She did not like being away from her family. I feel that living with Dorothy Solomon the agent did a lot of harm . This woman put Lena on a strict diet which was not good as Lena was only 10 years old . She lived on salad and diet drinks every day. She was told that she was fat which was a detrimental thing to do. This all led to Anorexia Nervosa when she was only 13 years old.
I miss you Lena and will see you again one day RIP XX
So very tragic I was born the same year as she. I loved dancing at the school disco to Ma . I have just discovered what a magnificent voice , as good as Judy Garland, Barbara Streisand what a voice and a sweet lass. I hope she is at peace now 🙏
Agree
I always assumed Dorothy Salomon had brought Lena much negativity.
This interview breaks my heart into a million pieces everytime I watch it.
Television destroyed this beautiful child. Managers, accountants, PR and publicity like vultures feeding off the light until the light went out. God Bless, Lena Zavaroni
Absolutely. Television bosses telling Lena, at only 9 years old old, they she was ‘too fat’ and had to lose weight. That sparked off a lifetime battle Anorexia Nervosa. It’s worthy to note that mental health issues ran in the family, and that her mother Hilda also died from suicide after taking a overdose of barbiturates. Lena was just 17 when that happened.
Just in tears here, God bless you Lena.
What a contrast between the happy little girl we see in those old clips and this programme. How very sad. A great talent wasted by a devastating illness. God bless her.
What a beautiful, pure and gentle soul she was. My hope is that those living with devastating ill health either mental or physical are able to take one day at a time towards recovery.
it breaks my heart watching her especially her shaking hands due to her extremely thin. RIP Lena!
Lena still had a very impressive voice. That was beautiful.
Leans the greatest female singer in the UK in the 1980s and such a lovely soft personality sadly missed by all her family and friends
I just absolutely loved Lena Zavaroni! Such a beautiful sweet person!!! God Bless You Lena!
Agree❤
@@shaunedwards2464 Me too.
Tragic. Forever Beautiful Lena. 💐
This interview breaks my heart. She was so lost. The wsy she spoke was as if she had given up and surrendered herself to her demons. Its just so sad. One thing is for sure, she was a fantastic talent and I for one am saddened that I will never get the chance to hear her perform live. We miss you, Lena. 💙
She was so massively talented such a lovely human being those stupid talent shows that's on telly now nobody could touch her for talent I always go to the wee tribute in winter Gardens god rest you lena you've left behind a legacy x
Agree, such a beautiful soul, same age as me and I was in love with her, haunts me the her life turned out..so so sad❤ R.I.P Angel
Lena needed the love and care of her parents to look after her whilst in London and not that awful cold hearted manager. She should have been wrapped up with love and affection by her loved ones to watch her like a hawk. As a child no one had the right to make her feel her image or shape wasn’t like everyone else at stage school. Lena was a unique talent with a big powerful voice, she was a gift to us all, her journey should have been a happy one, every day being a joy being in the arms of her mother to nurture her. I feel that’s where the pain originates. Family is where the heart is. God bless you Lena, it was a pleasure to meet you many moons ago. Rest in Peace you are an angel in the heavens above with your mum. ❤❤
God bless beautiful Lena to much to soon on such a delicate sensitive soul ❤
So tiny, yet brimming with natural raw talent, what a loss. Loved Zavorinis in Bute.
I remember her as a kid 😢 so sad
Lena was so down to earth .Such sad news when she passed .
This video gave me a little hope. So glad I finally managed to watch. I betta shut up now.
She seems such a sweet girl. And her voice was still beautiful to listen to. The images of her looking so frail is sad, but her voice was still there. An amazing singing voice. Such a sad waste of talent of a beautiful young woman.
She has a huge talent and it comes through. And above all a very sweet person. Her voice was amazing and she sang the song beautifully. A real pity she couldn't have found true happiness. Thank you for uploading.
Very very sad.....so talented and yet so troubled..
I was just a nipper when i saw her on Oppertunity Knocks. I had cousins from Strabane in Ireland who were on around the same time. My dad was a professional jazz drummer from Glasgow who'd played the circuit for years. Him and my mother were stunned by the vocal range from this wee lass from just 'doon the water' and as a family we followed her progress eagerly wishing her every success.
As long as we have some record of her massive talent, we can celebrate her voice. Second to none.
Rip sweet lady i remember you and your music well.
R.I.P. lena zavaroni i use to love watching you when i was a lad x x x
Aww please help to keep memory of this 4 gotten angel .thirs Lena web site.wich gives the history of Lena..and now the official Lena zavronie Facebook . spread the word ..we have 💓 .TC
Amazing it was was that prayer that helped me when I was 19 .. with out it there would not have been hope ..
I think so, I checked with a member of Lena's family to see if it was ok to put up. Although sad, nice to watch her in her last appearance.
Thankyou so much for sharing this with us.Lena was so humble & sweet, she had absolutley no idea how good she was.Lena was clearly a very very special person who had a great talent.So so very sad,Thanks again for posting.
I really hope that there is a heaven and you are happy in it. Bless you sweet girl
She is now an Angel in Heaven
I remember this like it was yesterday, she does look thin but I think this shows that she clearly enjoyed performing, I don't think she knew how good she was....wish I could sing like that.
She lived to perform, just wanted to make others happy in spite of her suffering g ..god bless her.
So sad she was so lonely at the end. Heartbreaking 💔 R.I.P Lena ❤
Wow....great find, Debs!
Lena was a very talented but also troubled person.she seemed to be a very sweet shy girl with a beautiful heart and soul.such a lovely talented girl.
Such a great talented. And kind.
My son is going through this same horror and apart from listening to him there are no other options. He doesn't want a medicated life or any life on this planet. It's an inherited mental disorder and I liken it to the crown of thorns mentioned in the bible. Such lovely humans who hate themselves.
So sad - such a talent. To hear her say how she was the 'plump one of the school', and then see what 'they' - and sadly, she - considered plump (2:38), she was FAR from overweight. She was a kid - and was, truly, all alone.
Alone is tright and in her mind I believe if she could still feel she was a child she could cope, dud' not want to grow up wanted to stay little lena..
Lena so pretty as a brunette I wish she was around now.
Wow....
Thank you for this.
Yesterday (end of October 2023) I was in a charity shop and picked up a Lena Zavaroni LP. I remembered her from when I was a lad and that was it, I didn't even really recognise her face. I hadn't thought about her once in 45 years..Through some strange coincidences afterward I kept seeing things about her and eventually watched some of her later interviews.
She has been on my mind since. The tragedy of a gentle, pure soul with such great sadness and loss. Her voice is quite beautiful. She has had me in tears too many times in the last 48 hours..
If only we had a time machine.
Before warning the world about Hitler I would try and save Lena Zavaroni.. You can't help but fall in love with her. I doubt she knew she had that effect.
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Wow. She is really at a low ebb by this point, how sad. As someone who has experiened (and been plagued by) anxiety and depression and, hopefully, come out the other side - I can only say she is right about hope. There's always hope. I would like people to realise that this affects people who "made it" like Lena as well as people at the other end of the scale. There is no discrimination when it comes to mental health. I think most people don't get that. They will say they do but they don't. I won't bore everyone with my thoughts on the subject but this is fact - you probably don't get it and never will.
Sweet soul rest in Peace !
She has such sad eyes. It is clear here that the clinical depression had superseded the anorexia. It was such a shame she did not survive and came to such a sad end when she had so much talent.
Her eyes haunt me now, she's looking for something from above when she sings❤
I like this girl.
she was lovely,far from a stage school brat everyone assumed she would be
Love this clip. Thank you for uploading.
I believe this was in 1993? If so, it's hard to believe she lived another 5 years!
The angels gained another. Rip you beautiful soul xx🙏❤️😢
this is so tragic; first time I've seen it and I have always loved Lena's voice. Is the depression from the anorexia?? always there? are they related? why do we not know more about mental (and I won't call them illnesses as that gives the wrong impression) conditions?
AN and Depression are both illnesses, both mental health conditions. Many people with an eating disorder will present with depression, and/or anxiety and behavioural disorders, such as OCD, ADD, ADHD. Other mental health disorders can present co morbid to AN.
RIP
Lena still sounded very good but unfortunately she didn't look physically well at all.
Terribly thin and fragile looking.
Poor baby wish it could have been a whole lot better for you.😢
Miss you very much.
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Why does she say she "only had anorexia for 2 years" when, in this interview, she clearly still suffered with it?
Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, Mario Lanza, Edith Piaf and Lena-there seems to be a connection between the ability to pour superhuman conviction into a song and severe emotional problems, like one is the flip side of the other. Just my own theory.
@Musicmania1968 This was in July 1993.
Lena looks an absolute wreck, heartbreaking
I saw both her first and, this, her last TV appearance. She was a tremendous talent and always came across as a lovely person. It was terribly sad when she died.
Only one observation though. It is so easy to blame her illness on one person or the industry generally. However the causes of anorexia are often more complex and unknown than that.
Awww please help to keep Lena memory a live .buy her web site ...it needs help .also Lena zavronie official Facebook page book a angel we lost ...the public have 💓 were the arts and the music industry does not ..shame on them .so please 4 Lena we o Lena zavronie some respect si show u 💓.and join ..bless u all TC be safe ...
Is is good to see Lena though she does look ill. Standing next to the host of the show she looks tiny. Is this her last TV appearance?
Lets hope they find a cure for anorexia. A horrible mental health killer disease that impacts on physical health. 😢
Your web address in the middle of the screen all the way through. Really?
Yes. It’s for copyright purposes.
The music industry killed her.
Truly awful. Basically given away to a hard-faced showbusiness manager
It's sad how anorexia can destory a person mentally and physically.
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Which year?
Shame as she was super talented.
Poor Lena. The most brutal of all child star stories.
So sad
Ero ragazzo e senti i per caso lena al Tg italiano. È restata sempre nel.mio cuore
Anch'io sono italiano e ho conosciuto Lena Zavaroni per caso e anche me lei è rimasta nel cuore da allora
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Very sad.
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Very sad
Sad
remove that fekking logo from the middle of the screen.
bloody hell that where i was 2 days ago lol xx
I feel like this poor lady was close to being on her last legs at this point and it seemed to me some people just saw her and didn’t think anything was wrong or different about her and I would have thought it would have been quite plain to see there was something wrong and just to have a look at how thin she was becoming and I know that by time Peggy Claude Pierre started to help her Lena had become very skinny quite skeletal. Maybe the Solomon’s knew something was wrong but it seems like they just waited forever till not long before the end of Lena’s life and they could have just done something to help her earlier in her life why didn’t they I keep asking myself?
I’d hope to think that any audience members just noticed that there was something wrong but then there’s no evidence of that it seems and you can’t tell just from people watching her sing what they were thinking and of course you can’t hear anyone else so who knows what they were thinking but I wish they’re would have been more concern for this woman and I feel sorry and sad inside for Lena when she talked about keeping hope and to know that there is always hope whether you feel it or not you’ve just got to think that inside of you and I really feel the song one day at a time with Lena singing was like a cry for help with the lyrics “show me the stairway that I have to climb lord for my sake, teach me to take one day at a time” was her singing for someone to help her and that she was still keeping hope and trying to keep feeling positive and to not give up but then it’s like the world just let her down and her anorexia brought her down too and it killed her too I feel as well.
And her agent Dorothy sounds like quite a nightmare because she didn’t even seem to notice anything wrong either and in a documentary about Lena she was mainly just talking about Lena always being confident about her performing and no mention of any health concerns enquiries questions or anything from her about Lena’s Anorexia and just her agent saying how Lena wanted to a comeback each time with singing basically comeback, comeback comeback kind of in a nutshell to me of what Dorothy Solomon was like.I pity Lena having to stand by living with that bugbare. It may not have been blatantly obvious just seeing her agent but I guess it must have always been skin deep underneath.
Her teeth was horrible affected by her anorexia at that time😢
Oh please
one big sign of anorexia is wearing long baggy clothes with high necklines to hide it