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Oakland, California, USA
Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 – June 8, 2020) was an American singer, best known for having been a member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Pointer scored several moderate solo hits after leaving the Pointers in 1977, including a disco cover of The Elgins' "Heaven Must Have Sent You" which became a U.S. top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.
Known for
- The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
- Jewel's Catch One — Self2017
- Road to Nowhere — Self2010
- Champs-Elysées — Self - The Pointer Sisters1982
- Car Wash — The Wilson Sister1976
- Numéro un — Self - The Pointer Sisters1975
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- The Carol Burnett Show — Self1967
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1950-07-11
- Active to
- 2020-06-08
Discography
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- 31,542
- Total plays
- 135,217
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Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer (born on July 11, 1950 in Oakland, California, died on June 8th, 2020) was an American R&B and disco singer most notable for being the next-to-youngest member of the popular 1970s and 1980s family music group, The Pointer Sisters. She scored several solo hits after leaving the Pointers in 1977 including a disco cover of the Elgins' "Heaven Must Have Sent You" in 1978. Bonnie and youngest sister June began singing together as teenagers and in 1969 the duo had co-founded
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bonnie
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Sibling
- Ruth Pointer
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Image
- Bonnie Pointer 1974.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bonnie Pointer
- date of birth
- 1950-07-11
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-06-08
- birth name
- Patricia Eva Pointer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- member of
- The Pointer Sisters
- described by source
- The New York Times
- name in native language
- Bonnie Pointer
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Article · Español
Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer (Oakland, California, 11 de julio de 1950-Los Ángeles, California, 8 de junio de 2020) fue una cantante de música disco y soul estadounidense.
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