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Also known as Natalie Maria Cole, Nathalie Cole

American singer (1950–2015)

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Natalie Cole (1950–2015) was an American female vocalist whose career spanned from 1956 to 2015. Her musical style encompassed jazz, blues, pop, pop soul, and quiet storm, with a mezzo-soprano voice. She was recognized as a person in the United States and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Cole’s recorded works include *Angel on my shoulder*, *Good to be back*, and *Love brought me back*. She also authored the autobiography *Angel on my shoulder : an autobiography*. Her discography has been associated with tags such as jazz, female vocalists, soul, vocal jazz, and blues.

Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1950
Works
12

Top works

  • Angel on my shoulder
  • Good to be back
  • Angel on my shoulder : an autobiography
  • Love brought me back
  • Love brought me back

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1950-02-06
Active to
2015-12-31
jazz and bluesmezzo-sopranopoppop soulquiet stormr&b

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,018,138
Total plays
7,965,646

Tags

jazzfemale vocalistssoulvocal jazzblues

Natalie Cole (born Natalie Maria Cole 6 February 1950; died December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and performer. The daughter of Nat King Cole, Cole rose to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" , "Inseparable", and " Our Love". After a period of failing sales and performances due to a heavy drug addiction, Cole re-emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album Everlasting and her cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadi

via Last.fm · Natalie Cole

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Encyclopedic overview

Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut album Inseparable (1975), along with the song "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)", and the album's title track. Its success led to her receiving the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards, for which she became the first African-American recipient as well as the first R&B act to win the award. The singles "Sophisticated Lady" (1976), "I've Got Love on My Mind", and "Our Love" (1977) followed.

After releasing several albums, she departed from her R&B sound and returned as a pop singer on the 1987 album Everlasting, along with her cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac". In the 1990s, she sang traditional pop by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable... with Love, which was certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Unforgettable... with Love won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, for which Cole became the first African-American woman to win the award.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Natalie Cole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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