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Nancy Holloway

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Also known as Nancy Brown

American jazz musician (1932–2019)

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Nancy Holloway (born Nancy Brown on 11 December 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio; died 28 August 2019 in Paris, France) was an American jazz, pop and soul singer who was popular in France during the 1960s. Having started as a dancer, Holloway was on a tour of Europe when she got noticed as a singer in Paris. She continued her tour, but returned to France where she is engaged featured in a jazz club, the Club in March. She decided to settle permanently in Paris in 1960. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nancy
Family name
Holloway
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Cleveland
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Record label
Decca
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date of birth
1932-12-11
date of death
2019-08-28
name in native language
Nancy Holloway
birth name
Nancy Brown
start of work period
1959-00-00
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