List of songs recorded by Pink Martini

[1] Formed by Thomas Lauderdale in 1994, the group that has been described as a "mini-orchestra" performs songs of many music genres in multiple languages by lead vocalist China Forbes.

Songs include the title track, written by Forbes, and covers in several languages: "Bukra Wba'do" (Mounir Mourad, Fatehi Qorah) in Arabic, the French chanson "Ojalá", "Tempo Perdido" (Ataulfo Alves) in Portuguese, and "Taya Tan" (Taku Izumi, Michio Yamagami) in Japanese, among others.

The album also features guest vocals by Little Jimmy Scott on "Tea for Two", originally written by Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans.

Guest vocalists include Ari Shapiro on "But Now I'm Back", Chavela Vargas on "Piensa en mí", and Emilio Delgado on "Sing".

"), Georges Moustaki ("Ma Solitude"), and film director Gus Van Sant ("Moon River"), along with remixes by Johnny Dynell ("Una Notte a Napoli") and Hiroshi Wada ("Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu").

In the forefront is a crowd of people facing a stage. In the background are four people on a stage; a woman in the center is wearing a red dress and standing behind a microphone and the rest are men performing various instruments, including a piano, double bass and drum set.
Pink Martini performing in 2012
A woman wearing a black-and-white printed dress, standing behind a microphone with her arms extended.
Pink Martini's lead vocalist and songwriter China Forbes performing in 2006
A man sitting on a piano bench behind a pian; he is wearing a suit and glasses, and his hands are folded.
The group's founder Thomas Lauderdale performing in 2008
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Michael Feinstein provides vocals on the track "How Long Will It Last?", originally by Max Lief and Joseph Meyer .
A man holding a microphone.
Film director Gus Van Sant made his singing debut on " Moon River " for the 2011 compilation album A Retrospective . [ 10 ] [ 11 ]
A woman standing behind a microphone on a stage; she is wearing colorful outfit and has her arms bent so that her hands are at chest-level.
Chavela Vargas ( pictured in 2006 ) performs on "Piensa en mí" for Pink Martini 's 2009 album Splendor in the Grass .
Black-and-white headshot of a man wearing a printed shirt with stripes.
Emilio Delgado contributes guest vocals on Joe Raposo 's " Sing " for Splendor in the Grass .
A man in a suit and a woman in a white outfit seated on a couch; both are looking toward reading material he is holding in his hands along with a pen.
Little Jimmy Scott ( pictured in 2009 on right ) appears on " Tea for Two " ( Irving Caesar , Vincent Youmans ), recorded for Pink Martini 's 2007 album Hey Eugene!