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Helen Merrill

1930 - Today

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Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1929) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill (with Clifford Brown on EmArcy), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. After an active 1950s and 1960s, Merrill spent time recording and touring in Europe and Japan, falling into obscurity in the United States. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was recorded by EmArcy, JVC and Verve, and her performances in America revived her profile. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Merrill is the 1,205th most popular musician (down from 1,007th in 2019), the 6,252nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,884th in 2019) and the 423rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Helen Merrill ranks 1,205 out of 3,175. Before her are Noddy Holder, Tony Williams, Sterling Morrison, Martin Birch, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Jason Becker. After her are Edoardo Bennato, Paul Bley, Gene Clark, John Dolmayan, Joe Henderson, and Dave Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Helen Merrill ranks 363. Before her are Judit Temes, Sigvard Ericsson, Boris Parygin, István Mészáros, Abbey Lincoln, and Ignazio Fabra. After her are Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Mate Trojanović, Edgar Basel, Frances Sternhagen, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, and Clarke Scholes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Merrill ranks 6,253 out of 20,380. Before her are Jason Becker (1969), Kim Manners (1951), John Hopcroft (1939), Ron Silver (1946), Dorothy Stang (1931), and Bessie Coleman (1892). After her are Gene Clark (1944), Stephen Root (1951), Robert Ettinger (1918), John Ostrom (1928), Marc Wright (1890), and Phil Anselmo (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Helen Merrill ranks 423. Before her are Son House (1902), Paul Chambers (1935), Tony Williams (1945), Sterling Morrison (1942), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), and Jason Becker (1969). After her are Gene Clark (1944), Joe Henderson (1937), Dave Alexander (1947), Gene Autry (1907), Bruce Kulick (1953), and Shawn Crahan (1969).

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