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Billie Holiday

(1915-1959)
American jazz singer
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Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.

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Born Eleanora Fagan
7 April 1915
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
17 July 1959 (aged 44)
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan., New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac Aries
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