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Carol Kidd

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Also known as Carol Kidd MBE

British singer

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Primary Games Book 1
  • Primary Games Book 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1945-10-19
jazzvocal jazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,384
Total plays
90,933

Tags

vocal jazzjazzfemale vocalistsDiana KarloScottish

Carol Kidd has been known in jazz circles throughout the UK since she was 15, and she became a full time professional singer after singing with Frank Sinatra at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow in 1990. Sinatra later wrote in his fan magazine, 'Perfectly Frank', expressing that "Carol Kidd is the best kept secret of British Jazz". This endorsement from Old Blue Eyes gave Kidd the confidence to make singing her career. Almost immediately she was invited to appear at the internationally acclaimed Ronnie Sco

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Carol
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Glasgow
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.carolkidd.com
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date of birth
1945-10-19
start of work period
1961-00-00
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