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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Billie Holiday appeared in four feature films and many television shows.

Known for

Acting

Birthday

April 7, 1915

Deathday

July 17, 1959

Gender

Female

Known Movie Credits

22

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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