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OverviewAI-generated
Patti Austin is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. Born in New York City, specifically Harlem, she is a female contralto who performs in the genres of pop music, rhythm and blues, jazz, quiet storm, and soul. Her vocal style is associated with smooth jazz and 80s music. She has recorded for the Coral record label and speaks English.
In addition to her musical career, Austin has worked in acting. She is also an author, with works including *Fast food/restaurant words*, *Signs around you*, *Job/work words*, and *Grocery words*. Her work period began in 1955.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Fast food/restaurant words
- Signs around you
- Job/work words
- Grocery words
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Harlem, New York, USA
Known for
- Commitment to Life — Self (archive)2023
- 20 Feet from Stardom — Self2013
- Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux — Self2008
- Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux2004
- Jackie's Back! — Patti Austin (Gospel Singer at Peaches' Funeral)1999
- Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years — Self1998
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — Patti1992
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream — Millie1988
- Suburban Beat1985
- I Love Quincy — Self1984
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1950-08-10
Discography
- End of a Rainbow1976
- Havana Candy1977
- Every Home Should Have One1981
- Patti Austin1984
- Gettin’ Away With Murder1985
- The Real Me1988
- Love Is Gonna Getcha1990
- Carry On1991
- Live1992
- That Secret Place1994
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 168,660
- Total plays
- 1,075,614
Tags
Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950, in Harlem New York) is a Grammy Award winning singer who records in various styles of secular music including Adult Contemporary, Dance-pop, Pop, Soul, R&B, and Jazz. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents. By the late 1960s Austin was a prolific session musician and commercial jingle singer. <a href="https:/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Austin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Coral
- Official website
- www.pattiaustin.com
- Image
- Patti Austin at Rams Head3.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Patti Austin
- date of birth
- 1950-08-10
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- social media followers
- 21160
Sources (2)
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