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Cleo Laine

1927 - Today

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Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Hitching; 28 October 1927) is an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec Dankworth and singer Jacqui Dankworth. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cleo Laine is the 2,356th most popular singer (down from 2,123rd in 2019), the 5,993rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,450th in 2019) and the 231st most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Cleo Laine ranks 2,356 out of 4,381. Before her are Axelle Red, Billy Boy Arnold, Alsou, Ken Hirai, Demet Akalın, and Lee Donghae. After her are Ini Kamoze, Warrel Dane, Edwyn Collins, Ernest Tubb, Sopho Gelovani, and Ana Moura.

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Among people born in 1927, Cleo Laine ranks 472. Before her are Malcolm Allison, Arnold Wolfendale, Nan Martin, John Dankworth, Boots Randolph, and Sylvia Fedoruk. After her are Ann Gillis, Connie Kay, Hank Ballard, Robert Bork, Nayantara Sahgal, and Sada Thompson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cleo Laine ranks 5,995 out of 8,785. Before her are Harry Golombek (1911), Bertie Mee (1918), Kevin Whately (1951), Judy Grinham (1939), Tom Kilburn (1921), and Maxim Baldry (1996). After her are Mimi Keene (1998), Rupert Hine (1947), Timothy Gowers (1963), Ralph McTell (1944), Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915), and Edwyn Collins (1959).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Cleo Laine ranks 231. Before her are Elizabeth Fraser (1963), Tasmin Archer (1963), Ian Brown (1963), Julie Covington (1946), Brett Anderson (1967), and Graham Parker (1950). After her are Edwyn Collins (1959), Duncan James (1978), Alesha Dixon (1978), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979), Julian Marley (1975), and Sam Bailey (1977).

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