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Cleo Laine

1927 - 2025

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Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927 – 24 July 2025) was an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. She was the wife of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec and singer Jacqui Dankworth. Laine had popular success with singles such as "You'll Answer To Me" and appeared in a range of musical theatre productions. She received a number of awards and honours including appointment as an OBE in 1979, and a Grammy in 1986; she became a dame in 1997. 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 5,992nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,449th 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. Among people deceased in 2025, Cleo Laine ranks 273. Before her are Mike McCallum, Raúl Grijalva, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Nicky Katt, and Daniel Kleppner. After her are Nora Aunor, Junior Bridgeman, Irv Gotti, Alan Peacock, Laura Dahlmeier, and Mia Love.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cleo Laine ranks 5,994 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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