Bonnie Pointer

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Bonnie Pointer was an American singer and founding member of the Grammy-winning R&B group The Pointer Sisters, known for her powerful vocals and contributions to the group’s early success.

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instanceOf American singer
human
recording artist
activeYearsEnd 2010s
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Motown artists
The Pointer Sisters NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Award (with The Pointer Sisters) NERFINISHED
birthName Patricia Eva Pointer NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-07-11
dateOfDeath 2020-06-08
ethnicity African-American
familyName Pointer NERFINISHED
foundingMemberOf The Pointer Sisters NERFINISHED
genre R&B
disco
funk
pop
soul
givenName Patricia NERFINISHED
instrument vocals
marriageEnd divorced
marriageStart 1978
memberOf The Pointer Sisters NERFINISHED
middleName Eva NERFINISHED
name Bonnie Pointer NERFINISHED
notableAchievement contributed to early success of The Pointer Sisters
founding member of Grammy-winning group The Pointer Sisters
notableAlbum Bonnie Pointer (1978 album) NERFINISHED
Bonnie Pointer (1979 album) NERFINISHED
notableSingle Heaven Must Have Sent You NERFINISHED
notableWork Heaven Must Have Sent You NERFINISHED
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel ABC Records NERFINISHED
Motown
Planet Records NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sibling Anita Pointer NERFINISHED
June Pointer NERFINISHED
Ruth Pointer NERFINISHED
spouse Jeffrey Bowen NERFINISHED
voiceType powerful vocals

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