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Gloria Jones

1945 - Today

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Gloria Richetta Jones (born October 19, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as "The Queen of Northern Soul". She recorded the 1965 hit song "Tainted Love" and has worked in multiple genres as a Motown songwriter and recording artist, backing vocalist, and as a performer in musicals such as Hair. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T. Rex. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son together. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gloria Jones is the 1,283rd most popular singer (up from 1,403rd in 2019), the 7,011th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,206th in 2019) and the 351st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gloria Jones ranks 1,282 out of 4,381. Before her are Jackson Wang, Gil Scott-Heron, Marija Naumova, Nik Kershaw, and Seungri. After her are Lil Nas X, Lhasa de Sela, Maher Zain, Gordon Lightfoot, Beth Carvalho, Aneela Mirza, and Licia Albanese.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Gloria Jones ranks 418. Before her are Katri Helena, Katharine Houghton, Göran Claeson, Lasse Berghagen, Mohammed Hazzaz, and Meira Kumar. After her are Jean-Marc Guillou, Robert T. Bakker, Vincent Nichols, Julio Morales, Ulla Pia, and Ágnes Hranitzky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gloria Jones ranks 7,013 out of 20,380. Before her are Shel Silverstein (1930), Robert Trivers (1943), Corey Johnson (1961), Nancy Kelly (1921), Charles Esten (1965), and Teddy Mayer (1935). After her are Nancy Cartwright (1957), Charles Austin (1967), W. Earl Brown (1963), Lil Nas X (1999), Alex Katz (1927), and Ann Blyth (1928).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gloria Jones ranks 351. Before her are Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Luther Vandross (1951), Gracie Abrams (1999), Monica (1980), Ethel Waters (1896), and Gil Scott-Heron (1949). After her are Lil Nas X (1999), Lhasa de Sela (1972), Ted Neeley (1943), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Billy Paul (1934), and Boz Scaggs (1944).

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