Peggy Lee

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Peggy Lee was an acclaimed American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress known for her sultry voice and sophisticated, understated style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actress
human
jazz singer
popular music singer
singer
songwriter
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
birthName Norma Deloris Egstrom
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Nicki Lee Foster
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coWrote songs for Lady and the Tramp (1955 film)
dateOfBirth 1920-05-26
dateOfDeath 2002-01-21
ethnicGroup Swedish American
familyName Edström
surface form: Egstrom
gender female
genre jazz
traditional pop
vocal jazz
givenName Norma
influenced Diana Krall
Norah Jones
k.d. lang
instrument voice
memberOf Benny Goodman Orchestra
nominatedFor 12 Grammy Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
notableWork Fever
Is That All There Is?
Lady and the Tramp
surface form: Lady and the Tramp (1955 film)

Lover
Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)
Why Don’t You Do Right?
occupation actress
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
placeOfDeath Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records
Decca Records
spouse Brad Dexter
Dave Barbour
Dewey Martin
Jack Del Rio
stageName Peggy Lee self-link
style sultry vocal delivery
understated, sophisticated phrasing
voiceActedIn Lady and the Tramp
surface form: Lady and the Tramp (1955 film)
workedWith Benny Goodman
yearsActive 1930s–1990s

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