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EntityQ274849· pop 8· linked from 73 articles

Also known as Lilian Patricia Lita Roza

British traditional pop singer (1926–2008)

Film & TV

Known for

  • Cast a Dark Shadow — Singer1955

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Born in 1926, she was the eldest of seven children, and began work at an early age to support the family. She owed her sultry looks to her Spanish father, an amateur accordionist who also played piano in several Liverpool nightclubs. At the age of twelve she saw an advertisment in the local newspapers for juvenile dancers and passed the audition. By sixteen [at the hight of the Nazi Blitz-bombing raids on Liverpool she answered another advert, when she managed to secure a job as a singer in th

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Liverpool
Place of death
London
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1926-03-14
date of death
2008-08-14
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