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- Works
- 3
Top works
- Maternity of Mary, the Mother of God
- Good News for the Captives
- I/M Nrsng Crit Ill Adult
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Nancy Holloway (née Brown, December 11, 1932 – August 28, 2019) was an American jazz, pop and soul singer and actress who was popular during the 1960s in France, where she continued to perform and live. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, one of ten children of African American heritage, Nancy Brown attended East Technical High School and married when in her teens. The marriage was brief, but she retained…
Known for
- Sounds Like Nino Ferrer — Self2004
- The Bitterness of the Singer in Front of the Utility of Barbed Wire — Nancy Holloway2002
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- Télématin — Self1985
- La Chance aux chansons — Self1984
- La Femme rompue — Cabaret singer1978
- Flash Love — Nancy Holloway1972
- Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques — Mélanie1971
- Samedi soir — Self1971
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1932
- Active to
- 2019
Discography
- Croque, croque la pomme / Be Bop a Lula / En avant l’amour / Les Barbouses (F.B.I.)1961
- Dum Dum / Good Good Lovin' / Viens danser le Twist / Si le cœur t'en dit1961
- Hey Pony1961
- Le Lion est mort ce soir / Douce violence / La Leçon de Twist / Le Chemin de la joie1962
- The Twist / Fich' le camp Jack / Tu ne sais pas (You Don't Know) / Venez les copains (Last Night)1962
- Nancy Holloway1964
- Hello Dolly1970
- Les meilleurs Oldies de...1992
- La Collection Sixties Des EP's Français1996
- Rock & Twist2007
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- 14,049
- Total plays
- 54,261
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Nancy Holloway (born Nancy Brown on 11 December 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio; died 28 August 2019 in Paris, France) was an American jazz, pop and soul singer who was popular in France during the 1960s. Having started as a dancer, Holloway was on a tour of Europe when she got noticed as a singer in Paris. She continued her tour, but returned to France where she is engaged featured in a jazz club, the Club in March. She decided to settle permanently in Paris in 1960. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nancy
- Family name
- Holloway
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- 9th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- nancyholloway.retrojeunesse60.com
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- date of birth
- 1932-12-11
- date of death
- 2019-08-28
- name in native language
- Nancy Holloway
- birth name
- Nancy Brown
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
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