Billie Holiday

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blues singer human jazz singer recording artist songwriter vocalist

Billie Holiday was a pioneering American jazz and blues singer renowned for her emotive voice, distinctive phrasing, and profound influence on generations of vocalists.

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Eleanora Fagan 1
Lady Day 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1959 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Billie Holiday ⓘ
surface form: Lady Day
associatedAct Artie Shaw ⓘ
Benny Goodman ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
Teddy Wilson ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
causeOfDeath cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-04-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1959-07-17 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
familyName Fagan ⓘ
fullName Billie Holiday self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eleanora Fagan
gender female ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
torch song ⓘ
givenName Eleanora ⓘ
influenced Amy Winehouse ⓘ
Diana Ross ⓘ
Etta James ⓘ
Frank Sinatra ⓘ
Nina Simone ⓘ
instrument voice ⓘ
notableFor distinctive phrasing ⓘ
emotive vocal delivery ⓘ
influence on generations of vocalists ⓘ
notableWork Fine and Mellow ⓘ
Gloomy Sunday ⓘ
God Bless the Child ⓘ
Lover Man ⓘ
Strange Fruit ⓘ
The Very Thought of You ⓘ
occupation singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
posthumousRecognition induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame ⓘ
induction into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Commodore Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
stageName Billie Holiday self-link ⓘ
subjectOf biography "Lady Sings the Blues" ⓘ
film "Lady Sings the Blues" ⓘ

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Billie Holiday → alsoKnownAs → Billie Holiday ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lady Day
Count Basie → associatedAct → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Hammond → discovered → Billie Holiday ⓘ
subject surface form: John H. Hammond Jr.
Billie Holiday → fullName → Billie Holiday self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleanora Fagan
subject surface form: Isn't It Romantic?
Blue Moon → hasNotableRecordingBy → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Apollo Theater → hostedPerformanceBy → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Bessie Smith → influenced → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Etta James → influencedBy → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Jill Scott → influencedBy → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Mariah Carey → influencedBy → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Verve Records → notableArtist → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Decca Records → notableArtistRecorded → Billie Holiday ⓘ
My Funny Valentine → notablePerformer → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Harlem Renaissance → notablePerson → Billie Holiday ⓘ
As Time Goes By → recordedBy → Billie Holiday ⓘ
Billie Holiday → stageName → Billie Holiday self-link ⓘ