Billie Holiday
Biography
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Billie Holiday appeared in four feature films and many television shows.
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Birthday: 07/04/1915PlaceOfBirth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADeathday: 17/07/1959Gender: 1Homepage: https://www.billieholiday.com: 1.789