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Billie Holiday

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1915-04-07

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

1951

0.0

Movie
Billie

Billie

2020

6.9

Movie
Billie Holiday: A Sensation

Billie Holiday: A Sensation

2015

8.0

Movie
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

2007

0.0

Movie
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

2005

0.0

Movie
Billie on Billie

Billie on Billie

2002

0.0

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

2002

8.0

Movie
poster

Jazz

2001

8.0

TV
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

2006

0.0

Movie
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

1990

10.0

Movie
New Orleans

New Orleans

1947

6.6

Movie
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

2013

0.0

Movie
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

2005

0.0

Movie
Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit

2002

0.0

Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

1935

6.6

Movie
The Apollo

The Apollo

2019

6.4

Movie
The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones

1933

5.8

Movie
The Long Night of Lady Day

The Long Night of Lady Day

1984

9.0

Movie
poster

This Is Pop

2021

5.7

TV