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2. Billie Holiday - Wikipedia

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   Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young , Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.

3. List of awards and nominations received by Billie Holiday

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   1972, Diana Ross portrayed Holiday in the film Lady Sings the Blues, which is loosely based on the 1956 autobiography of the same name. The film earned Ross a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Singer Miki Howard released the Holiday tribute album, Miki Sings Billie: A Tribute to Billie Holiday in 1993. Miki Howard also ...

4. Billie Holiday discography - Wikipedia

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   The discography of Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer, consists of 12 studio albums, three live albums, 24 compilations, six box sets, and 38 singles.. Holiday recorded extensively for six labels: Columbia Records (on its subsidiary labels Brunswick Records, Vocalion Records, and Okeh Records), from 1933 through 1942; Commodore Records in 1939 and 1944; Decca Records from 1944 through ...

5. ‘Billie Holiday’ Named Top Film by AARP; Aaron Sorkin Is a ...

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   Hulu’s “The United States vs Billie Holiday” won the top prize and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) was a double winner in AARP Magazine’s annual awards, while “This Is Us ...

6. Billie Holiday’s ‘God Bless the Child’ Gave Blacks Their Own ...

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   Billie Holiday” will be released at the end of Black History Month. Although Holiday’s life is, ultimately, a series of cautionary tales, it’s also inspiring. With her greatest hit, Lady Day ...

7. How I Learned the Truth About Billie Holiday

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   The author of a new biography on coming to understand the truth behind the legendary singer's public persona.

8. List of awards and nominations received by Andra Day

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   In 2021, Day portrayed American jazz singer Billie Holiday in the biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, her feature film debut. Her performance won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama , making her the second African American actress to win in this category after Whoopi Goldberg in 1987. [ 1 ]

9. 'Strange Fruit': The history behind Billie Holiday's ...

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   Get to know the story behind Billie Holiday's controversial "Strange Fruit," now the subject of Hulu biopic "The United States vs. Billie Holiday."