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EntityQ11679520· pop 9· linked from 18 articles

Also known as Sonia Najman, Zofia Neuman

Polish actress (1906–2003)

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Called "The Queen of Blue", Nora Ney (Iracema de Souza Ferreira - Mar 20, 1922 Rio de Janeiro - Oct 28, 2003 Rio de Janeiro) debuted on the radio in 1951. Her unmistakable contralto voice helped forge a peculiar style. She would be the first person to record the hallmark rock song "Rock Around the Clock" (Bill Halley) in Brazil, in 1956. But it was in the Brazilian bolero type ("or samba-canção") that she reached success. She worked as a crooner in nightclubs and continued to work on the radio <

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Instance of
human
Given name
Nora
Gender
female
Citizenship
Poland
Place of birth
Sielachowskie
Place of death
Encinitas
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
Polish
Image
Nora Ney portrait.jpg
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date of birth
1906-05-25
date of death
2003-02-21
Commons category
Nora Ney
pseudonym
Nora Ney
birth name
Zofia Neuman
unmarried partner
Eugeniusz Bodo
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