Anita Pointer

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1948-01-23

Active to

2022-12-31

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

905

Total plays

4,600

rn: January 23, 1948) Anita, the second eldest sister in the Pointer family, was married at the age of 17 and had one daughter, Jada, who was immortalized in the Pointer Sisters' song of the same name. Anita began her professional singing career in 1969, when she quit her job as a secretary in a legal office and joined her sisters Bonnie and June, who were then performing as a duo, calling themselves Pointers-A-Pair. When the group became three, The Pointer Sisters were born. <a href="https://w

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,989x

2. The emergence of perovskite solar cells

   · 2014 · cited 7,084x

3. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 6,817x

4. Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 6,626x

5. Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

   · 2012 · cited 6,171x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Anita

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Oakland

Place of death

Beverly Hills

Sibling

Ruth Pointer

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

rhythm and blues

Instrument

voice

Record label

Atlantic Records

Image

Anita Pointer 1974.jpg

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