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.
- Tiotal: Billie Holiday
- Popularity: 0.2132
- Aithnichte airson: Acting
- Co-là-breith: 1915-04-07
- Àite breith: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Duilleag-dhachaigh: https://www.billieholiday.com
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