Billie Holiday
soundtrack,actress,music_department
- Gender: Female
- Birthday: 1915-04-07
- Day of Death: 1959-07-17 ( 44 years old )
- Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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- IMDB:nm0390507
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.