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Deniece Williams

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June Deniece Williams (née Chandler; born June 3, 1950) is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs "Free", "Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two Billboard Hot 100 No.1 singles "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis). Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether. She (with Johnny Mathis) is also known for recording “Without Us”, the theme song of Family Ties. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deniece Williams is the 2,528th most popular singer (down from 2,466th in 2019), the 13,743rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,368th in 2019) and the 718th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Deniece Williams ranks 2,528 out of 4,381. Before her are Timati, Arijit Singh, Momo Hirai, Tomas N'evergreen, Nanne Grönvall, and Luminița Anghel. After her are Kenshi Yonezu, Gauhar Jaan, Michelle, Kwon Eun-bi, Amanda Lepore, and Mohombi.

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Among people born in 1950, Deniece Williams ranks 699. Before her are Rafael González, Mike Johanns, Larry Perkins, Richard Schoen, Anna Deavere Smith, and Lucjan Lis. After her are Zinaida Amosova, Laura Ziskin, Filippos Petsalnikos, Gary Graham, George McGinnis, and Carl J. Meade.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Deniece Williams ranks 13,747 out of 20,380. Before her are Alyssa Diaz (1985), Floyd Cramer (1933), Mitchell Baker (1957), Grant Hill (1972), Gabriel Moore (1785), and Sheila Kelley (1961). After her are Hazel Brugger (1993), Katharine Lee Bates (1859), Keith Lee (1984), David Gerrold (1944), Kristine Lilly (1971), and Hillary Wolf (1977).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Deniece Williams ranks 718. Before her are Katrina Leskanich (1960), Nora Bayes (1880), Bobby Bare (1935), YNW Melly (1999), Melba Moore (1940), and Rivers Cuomo (1970). After her are Amanda Lepore (1967), Charlie Rich (1932), Madison Beer (1999), Becky G (1997), Vaughn Monroe (1911), and Victoria Spivey (1906).

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