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Natalie Cole

1950 - 2015

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Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut album Inseparable (1975), along with the song "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)", and the album's title track. Its success led to her receiving the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards, for which she became the first African-American recipient as well as the first R&B act to win the award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Natalie Cole is the 510th most popular singer (up from 521st in 2019), the 3,162nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,921st in 2019) and the 166th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Natalie Cole ranks 510 out of 4,381. Before her are Paula Abdul, Isabelle Aubret, Katy Perry, Johnny Rebel, Esther Ofarim, and Maria Bethânia. After her are Randy Newman, Brenda Lee, Kaliopi, Kirsten Flagstad, Chris Brown, and Bobby Brown.

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Among people born in 1950, Natalie Cole ranks 159. Before her are Terry Gou, Dudu Georgescu, John Landis, Camarón de la Isla, Håkan Nesser, and Elya Baskin. After her are Keizo Imai, Danny Sullivan, Juan Gabriel, Joyce Banda, Laura Esquivel, and Steven Van Zandt. Among people deceased in 2015, Natalie Cole ranks 120. Before her are André Glucksmann, Franzl Lang, Aldo Ciccolini, John Guillermin, Magali Noël, and Franco Interlenghi. After her are Jørgen Ingmann, Esther Brand, Roger Hanin, William Wakefield Baum, Hyon Yong-chol, and Carl Djerassi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Natalie Cole ranks 3,162 out of 20,380. Before her are Tom Sizemore (1961), Johnny Rebel (1938), Annie Sprinkle (1954), Robert W. Wood (1868), Lead Belly (1888), and Billy Ray Cyrus (1961). After her are Randy Newman (1943), Nancy Marchand (1928), Raymond E. Feist (1945), Alice Walton (1949), William Masters (1915), and Anne Schedeen (1949).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Natalie Cole ranks 166. Before her are SZA (1990), Toby Keith (1961), Marian Anderson (1897), Paula Abdul (1962), Katy Perry (1984), and Johnny Rebel (1938). After her are Randy Newman (1943), Brenda Lee (1944), Bobby Brown (1969), Dusty Hill (1949), Billy Preston (1946), and Brandy Norwood (1979).

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