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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.
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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1915-04-07
- event Death Date 1959-07-17
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 3.7
- info Birth Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Billie Holiday
5.7
The Emperor Jones
1933-09-29
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005-01-01
9
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984-01-25
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Billie on Billie
2002-01-20
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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006-12-04
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'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951-01-03
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Strange Fruit
2002-05-20
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Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007-11-05
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005-10-25
10
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990-03-01
6.6
New Orleans
1947-04-18
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Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015-04-07
5.7
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
6.6
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935-09-12
8
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
6.3
The Apollo
2019-04-24
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013-05-10
6.9
Billie
2020-09-30
8
Jazz
2001-01-09
5.6
This Is Pop
2021-03-06
