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Anne Murray. Morna Anne Murray CC ONS (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. [1][2][3] Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1979. Murray was the ...
grammy.com. The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE (/ əˈdɛl /; [4] born 5 May 1988), known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award ...
She has influenced many other singers, including Aretha Franklin. [12] In a career spanning over 70 years, Bassey has sold over 140 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female artists of all time. [13] [14] [15] She is the first woman in history to claim a Top 40 album in seven consecutive decades in the United Kingdom ...
Susan Boyle. Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) [1][5] is a Scottish singer who rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. As of 2021, Boyle has sold 25 million records. [6] Her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009), is one of the ...
Paula Dorothy Cole (born April 5, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. [2] After gaining attention for her performances as a vocalist on Peter Gabriel's 1993–1994 Secret World Tour, she released her first album, Harbinger, which suffered from a lack of promotion when the label, Imago Records, folded shortly after its release.
Whitney Houston (1963–2012) was an American singer, actress, and producer. Commonly known as "The Voice", she is one of the most awarded performers in history. [1]Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began her recording career as a session singer in 1978 on recordings by her mother, gospel-soul singer Cissy Houston and producer Michael Zager and performed as a backing vocalist on her mother's ...
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, [1] is an American singer and actress. Having received numerous accolades for her work in music, film, television, and theater, Hudson became the youngest woman and third African-American recipient of all four major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony in 2022. [2]