Hildegarde

Hildegarde was an American cabaret singer. She is well known for the song Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup. She was born Hildegarde Loretta Sell and was raised in New Holstein, Wisconsin, as a Roman Catholic in a family of German extraction. She trained at Marquette University's College of Music in the 1920s. She worked in vaudeville and traveling shows throughout her career, appearing across the United States and Eu…