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Born Ellen Radka Toneff on 25.06.1952, died on 21.10.1982. Radka was a Norwegian/Bulgarian jazz composer and singer. She was born in Oslo, and was the daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, Toni Toneff. From 1975 unto 1980 she played in the group "Radka Toneff Quintet" with, among others, Arild Andersen and Jon Eberson. Radka leaves us the legacy of three albums; "Winter Poem", "It don't come easy", and "Fairytales" (the last one actually released after her death). <a href="https://www.last
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Radka
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Oslo
- Place of death
- Oslo
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Oslo Conservatory of Music
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- EmArcy Records
- Image
- Radka Toneff.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1952-06-25
- date of death
- 1982-10-21
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons category
- Radka Toneff
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- end of work period
- 1982-00-00
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