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1. en.wikipedia.org · wiki · Billie_HolidayBillie Holiday - Wikipedia

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   Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.

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3. www.biography.com · musicians · billie-holidayBillie Holiday - Movie, Death & Strange Fruit - Biography

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction.

4. www.britannica.com · biography · Billie-HolidayBillie Holiday | Biography, Music, Movie, Death, & Facts

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   Aug 17, 2024 · Billie Holiday (born April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 17, 1959, New York City, New York) was an American jazz singer, one of the greatest from the 1930s to the ’50s.

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   • Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz singers from the 1930s to the ’50s. She had no formal musical training, but, with an instinctive sense...
   • As a singer, Holiday was known for her dramatic intensity, which could render the most banal lyric profound. Among the songs identified with her we...
   • Holiday began her career singing in a Harlem nightclub and made her first recordings in 1933, with Benny Goodman and others. Two years later a seri...

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7. billieholiday.com · bioBio - The Official Website of Billie Holiday

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Billie Holiday, the jazz singer who reinvented modern singing and performance. Explore her discography, collaborations, songs, awards and cultural impact.

8. www.pbs.org · wnet · americanmastersAbout Billie Holiday's life and career | American Masters - PBS

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   Jun 8, 2006 · Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a tempestuous and difficult life. Her singing expressed an incredible depth of emotion that spoke...

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   Dec 2, 2020 · Billie Holiday changed the art of American pop! Hear the best vocals of the amazing BILLIE HOLIDAY in one OFFICIAL playlist! Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/...

10. billieholiday.comThe Official Billie Holiday Website

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    The official site for the legendary Billie Holiday. Learn about Billie's story and the timeless songs.

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    Was Billie Holiday a good singer?

    • Her singing expressed an incredible depth of emotion that spoke of hard times and injustice as well as triumph. Though her career was relatively short and often erratic, she left behind a body of work as great as any vocalist before or since. Born Eleanora Fagan in 1915, Billie Holiday spent much of her young life in Baltimore, Maryland.

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    Who was Billie Holiday?

    • Born Eleanora Fagan in 1915, Billie Holiday spent much of her young life in Baltimore, Maryland. Raised primarily by her mother, Holiday had only a tenuous connection with her father, who was a jazz guitarist in Fletcher Henderson’s band.

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    Why did Billie Holiday die?

    • Holiday’s health began to fail because of drug and alcohol abuse, and she died in 1959. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Billie Holiday, one of the most famous American jazz singers from the 1930s to the ’50s.

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    How did Billie Holiday get her name?

    • She followed her mother, who had moved to New York City in the late 1920s, and worked in a house of prostitution in Harlem for a time. Around 1930, Holiday began singing in local clubs and renamed herself "Billie" after the film star Billie Dove. READ MORE: 7 Things You May Not Know About Billie Holiday

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