Gisele MacKenzie
| Gisèle MacKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche |
| Born |
January 10, 1927 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2003 (aged 76) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, commercial spokesperson |
| Labels | Capitol, RCA, X, Everest, Mercury, Liberty Sunset, Cricket Playhour, Design. |
| Associated acts | Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, Dorothy Collins, Russell Arms, Snooky Lanson, Mario Lanza, Bob Crosby, Gordon MacRae, Helen O'Connell |
Gisèle MacKenzie (January 10, 1927 – September 5, 2003) was a Canadian singer, best known for her performances on the US television program Your Hit Parade.
She was born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and studied violin and voice at the Toronto Conservatory of Music (now the Royal Conservatory of Music) in Toronto, Ontario. She had at least two Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio programs, Meet Gisèle, where she played hostess to Jack Benny, Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Fred Astaire, James Stewart, and others, and Gisele and Mr. Cable. She moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1951 to replace The Andrews Sisters on CBS Radio's daily program, Club Fifteen, starring Bob Crosby, where she alternated as regular vocalist with Jo Stafford. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1955.
MacKenzie recorded albums and singles on various record labels, most notably Capitol and RCA, Everest, Mercury, Liberty Sunset, Cricket Playhour (Pickwick). In 1953 she reached #6 in the UK Singles Chart, with her rendition of "Seven Lonely Days".
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