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- Born
- 1962-05-04
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Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1953, Seattle, Washington) is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist. Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth. Adams started her career in 1980 with two self-financed albums which had limited success. In 1985, she was discovered by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, founders of the famous English pop band Tears for Fears whi
Key dates
- Born
- 4 May 1962
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Angela
- Family name
- Adams
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Seattle
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Fontana Records
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1953 births20th-century African-American women singers20th-century American singers20th-century American women singers20th-century Methodists21st-century African-American singers21st-century African-American women singers21st-century American women singers21st-century MethodistsAfrican-American MethodistsAfrican-American women pianistsAmerican ballad musicians