Ruby Murray (person)

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Ruby Murray was a popular Northern Irish singer of the 1950s, best known for her string of UK chart hits and distinctive warm vocal style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
recording artist
singer
television performer
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1950
burialPlace Torquay Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath liver cancer
countryOfBirth Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfDeath England NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1935-03-29
dateOfDeath 1996-12-17
ethnicGroup Northern Irish
familyName Murray NERFINISHED
genre easy listening
traditional pop music
givenName Ruby NERFINISHED
hasChild Julie Burgess NERFINISHED
hasCulturalReference her name became Cockney rhyming slang for "curry"
hasFanBase Ireland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
influenced later British female pop singers
languageOfPerformance English
name Ruby Murray NERFINISHED
notableAchievement had five singles in the UK Top 20 at the same time in 1955
was one of the most popular UK female singers of the 1950s
notablePerformance Royal Variety Performance NERFINISHED
notableWork Evermore NERFINISHED
Happy Days and Lonely Nights NERFINISHED
Heartbeat NERFINISHED
If Anyone Finds This, I Love You NERFINISHED
Let Me Go, Lover! NERFINISHED
Softly, Softly NERFINISHED
occupation singer
television actor
performedOn BBC television NERFINISHED
radio
placeOfBirth Belfast NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Torquay NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
HMV NERFINISHED
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Belfast NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender female
spouse Bernard Burgess NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation singer
vocalType warm vocal style

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"Ruby Murray" meaning "curry" hasLiteralReferent Ruby Murray (person)
subject surface form: Ruby Murray (slang)