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Billie Holiday (1915-1959) Name: Billie Holiday Occupation: Singer Birth Date: April 07, 1915 Death Date: July 17, 1959 Education: The House of the Good Shepherd Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Place of Death: New York, New York Originally: Elinore Harris Nickname: Lady Day Full Name: Billie Holiday Singer, jazz vocalist born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Some sources say Baltimore, Maryland. Her birth certificate reportedly reads "Elinore Harris.") One of the most influential jazz singers of all time, Billie Holiday had a thriving career for many years before her battles with substance abuse got the better of her. Holiday spent much of her childhood in Baltimore,
Cree Land Ella Fitzgerald: The Bewitching Verve Records Years She is eternally known as “The First Lady of Song.” Although Ella Fitzgerald initially wanted to be a dancer, once she sang in and won the Wednesday Amateur Night at the Apollo, she had found her calling. Ella fully immersed herself in her music. It was not just what she did for a living; Ella literally was music all day long. She was quoted as saying: "The only thing better than singing is more singing." With a voice that sounded like a grown woman and a little girl, she took a song and made it uniquely her own.
Lauryn Hill was born in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 26, 1975. In 1998, Lauryn Hill released her solo debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and became the first woman or hip-hop artist to win five Grammy Awards—for album of the year, best new artist, best female R&B performance, best R&B song ("Doo Wop (That Thing)") and best R&B album. A natural performer, Lauryn Hill was singing at Harlem's Apollo Theater by the age of 13. Soon after, she met Prakazrel "Pras" Michel and his cousin, Wyclef Jean, and the three formed a band focusing on hip-hop, soul and R&B. First called Tranzlator Crew (later becoming the Fugees), the group began performing in area clubs, with Hill singing lead vocals.
A TRIBUTE TO GOSPEL SINGER MAHALIA JACKSON Mahalia was born Oct. 26th 1911 or 1912 the year is debatable, but 1911 is mostly recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her father was a Baptist preacher and her mother worked as a maid. She was the granddaughter of a Louisiana slave. Magalia’s mother died when she was five years old, leaving her to be raised by her large extended family. (How many of know that God always have a ram in the bush).
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. At a young age Aaliyah began to take voice lessons. She performed at weddings, church choir and charity events. At the age of Five Aaliyah and her family moved to Detroit, Michigan. She landed roles in commercials and in Family Matters.
Such is a circumstance the young singer is no means unfamiliar with. For, some say it was luck or maybe destiny that this Houston-bred beauty would find her star initially rising with the most successful girl group of all time. As fate would have it, Luckett aligned with Pop megastar Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Latavia Roberson to ascend to the top of charts as Destiny’s Child – a fierce R&B foursome with heavenly looks, voices, and moves to match. But, as the 2000s rolled on, the very rocket that launched her into stardom ultimately left her behind in what came as an unceremonious ousting from the group. Accompanied by a host of headlines citing tension, contention, and Matthew Knowles‘ interventions as the cause of dissension, the remaining group members still rose above to find themselves topping charts again while Luckett and Roberson stayed behind.
The majority of her songs have a catchy beat and story. In fact, I could listen to Ke$ha’s songs all day long and not get tired of them. Ke$ha may apply auto-tune to her voice, but she does this intentionally to give it a robotic, techno effect. Like I mentioned earlier, I have heard her live twice, and she sounds phenomenal without auto-tune as well. My favorite part about Ke$ha happens to be her fashion style.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name Rihanna (pron. : /riˈɑːnə/ ree-AH-nə or /riˈænə/ ree-AN-ə), is a Barbadian recording artist, actress and fashion designer. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, she began her career as a result of meeting record producer Evan Rogers in late 2003. At age 16, she moved to the United States to pursue a recording career and began recording demo tapes under Rogers' guidance, subsequently signing a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for Jay-Z. [2] Rihanna's debut studio album, Music of the Sun (2005), peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200 and features the Billboard Hot 100 top five hit single "Pon de Replay".