Melba Moore

Also known as Beatrice Melba Hill, Beatrice Melba Smith

American singer, and actress

Person · Open Library

Works: 2

Top works

The other side of the rainbow
I'm Still Here

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1945-10-29

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Discography

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Listeners: 127,054
Total plays: 703,756

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Melba Hill, 29 October 1945, New York City, New York, USA. Based in New York, Melba Moore first attracted attention in the Broadway production of Hair. Although she has continued her thespian inclinations, winning an award for her performance in the musical Purlie, Moore has also forged a successful singing career. 'This Is It', a minor US hit, reached the UK Top 10 in 1976, and although her pop chart placings have since been inconsistent, Moore remained a fixture on the R&B lists over the follo

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Beatrice
Family name: Smith
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Father: Teddy Hill
Occupation: recording artist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Theatre World Award
Field of work: music composing
Hair colour: black hair
Genre: gospel music
Instrument: voice
Record label: Buddah Records
Official website: www.melbamoore.com
Image: Melba Moore 1999.jpg

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Commons category: Melba Moore
date of birth: 1945-10-29
ethnic group: African Americans
Commons gallery: Melba Moore
start of work period: 1966-00-00
birth name: Beatrice Melba Smith
nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
writing language: English language
social media followers: 15500

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