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Thelma Houston

1946 - Today

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Thelma Houston (née Jackson; born May 7, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her recording of "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Thelma Houston is the 1,617th most popular singer (down from 1,550th in 2024), the 8,841st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,063rd in 2019) and the 431st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Thelma Houston ranks 1,617 out of 4,381. Before her are Christina Milian, Nina Persson, Luke Kelly, Ishtar, Betty Missiego, and Birdy. After her are Marcel Mouloudji, Lenka, Raye, Maluma, Gregory Isaacs, and Bob Welch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Thelma Houston ranks 612. Before her are Pearlette Louisy, Jo Jo White, Oganes Zanazanyan, Nader Al-Dahabi, Jan Werner, and Marina Lewycka. After her are Aleksandr Gorshkov, Thomas Nordahl, Vladimir Martynov, José Lai, Ronnie Lane, and Rodrigo Valdez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thelma Houston ranks 8,843 out of 20,380. Before her are Gloria Hendry (1949), Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Mick Foley (1965), Jake E. Lee (1957), Jeane Dixon (1904), and Wallace Reid (1891). After her are John Huchra (1948), Teddy Riley (1967), John Lipsky (1947), Marc Randolph (1958), Glenne Headly (1955), and Lothrop Stoddard (1883).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Thelma Houston ranks 431. Before her are Havoc (1974), Leonard Warren (1911), Jonathan Davis (1971), Missy Elliott (1971), Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), and Christina Milian (1981). After her are Bob Welch (1945), Willie Colón (1950), The Alchemist (1977), Gerry Goffin (1939), Wayne Newton (1942), and Bob Hite (1943).

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