Billie Holiday

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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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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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What Is This Thing Called Love? hasNotablePerformer Billie Holiday
subject surface form: "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
Easy to Love hasPerformer Billie Holiday
Easy to Love recordedBy Billie Holiday
Easy to Love hasNotableVersionBy Billie Holiday
At Long Last Love hasPerformer Billie Holiday
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm notableRecordingBy Billie Holiday
subject surface form: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Willow Weep for Me notableRecordingBy Billie Holiday
I’ve Got a Crush on You hasNotableRecordingBy Billie Holiday
subject surface form: I've Got a Crush on You
The Heart of a Woman featuresPerson Billie Holiday
I Loves You, Porgy notablePerformer Billie Holiday
I Loves You, Porgy notableRecordingBy Billie Holiday
Denise Eileen Garrett notableWork Billie Holiday
subject surface form: Dee Dee Bridgewater
this entity surface form: Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee
album "Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee" tributeTo Billie Holiday
subject surface form: Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee
album "Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee" title Billie Holiday
subject surface form: Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee
this entity surface form: Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee
album "Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee" namedAfter Billie Holiday
subject surface form: Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee
this entity surface form: Eleanora Fagan
album "Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee" honours Billie Holiday
subject surface form: Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee
album "Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee" dedicatedTo Billie Holiday
subject surface form: Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee