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Loleatta Holloway

1946 - 2011

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Loleatta Holloway (, lo-LEE-tə; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". In December 2016, Billboard named her the 95th-most successful dance artist of all time. According to the Independent, Holloway is the most sampled female singer in popular music, used in house and dance tracks such as the 1989 Black Box single "Ride on Time". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Loleatta Holloway is the 1,779th most popular singer (down from 1,676th in 2019), the 9,825th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,864th in 2019) and the 479th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Loleatta Holloway ranks 1,779 out of 4,381. Before her are Lucinda Williams, Nicky Jam, Jonny Jakobsen, Sonny Terry, Eva Dahlgren, and Jagjit Singh. After her are John Paul Young, Flo Rida, Paul Carrack, Claes-Göran Hederström, Natalie Dessay, and Raf.

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Among people born in 1946, Loleatta Holloway ranks 658. Before her are Zygmunt Anczok, Frank Kabui, John Trudell, Vladimir Astapovsky, Kay Redfield Jamison, and Giorgos Koudas. After her are Julius Sang, Marc Faber, Elisabeth Sladen, Richard LeParmentier, Julie Garwood, and Cornel Penu. Among people deceased in 2011, Loleatta Holloway ranks 396. Before her are Walter Giller, David Hess, Ellen Winther, Carl Robie, Filoimea Telito, and Jagjit Singh. After her are Barbara Kent, Elisabeth Sladen, Ray Bryant, Sun Axelsson, Carlos Torres, and Chris Lawrence.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Loleatta Holloway ranks 9,827 out of 20,380. Before her are John Keel (1930), George Russell (1923), Edward Van Sloan (1882), Mary K. Gaillard (1939), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), and Luke Gallows (1983). After her are Henriette Avram (1919), Flo Rida (1979), Barney Ewell (1918), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), Mara Corday (1930), and Barret Oliver (1973).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Loleatta Holloway ranks 479. Before her are Teddy Pendergrass (1950), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Julian Casablancas (1978), Lucinda Williams (1953), Nicky Jam (1981), and Sonny Terry (1911). After her are Flo Rida (1979), Johnny Burnette (1934), Joe Jonas (1989), Method Man (1971), Kid Rock (1971), and Sharon Robinson (1953).

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