Billie Holiday
Date of birth: April 7th 1915 (110 years)
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, ... Read more
