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Natalie Cole
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American singer (1950–2015)
Natalie Cole was an American singer who lived from 1950 to 2015 and became known for her successful music career spanning several decades. She is remembered as an important figure in popular music history, though specific details about her most notable achievements and impact would require additional context.
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Los Angeles, California, USA
Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and performer. The daughter of Nat King Cole, Natalie rose to musical success in the mid–1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be", "Inseparable", and "Our Love". After a period of failing sales and performances due to a heavy drug addiction, Cole re-emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album…
Known for
- Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends — Self2011
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole — Self2010
- Tom Jones: In His Prime — Self (archive footage)2010
- The Talk — Self2010
- RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge2009
- Oprah's Big Give2008
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip — Self2006
- The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest2006
- Grey's Anatomy — Sylvia Booker2005
- Lightning in a Bottle — Self2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Natalie
- Family name
- Cole
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Father
- Nat King Cole
- Mother
- Maria Cole
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Rhino Entertainment Company
- Official website
- officialnataliecole.com
- Image
- NATALIE COLE.jpg
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
Show 11 more facts
- Commons category
- Natalie Cole
- date of birth
- 1950-02-06
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- date of death
- 2015-12-31
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- birth name
- Natalie Maria Cole
- cause of death
- hepatitis C
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- manner of death
- natural causes
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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. The singles "Sophisticated Lady" (1976), "I've Got Love on My Mind", and "Our Love" (1977) followed.
After releasing several albums, she departed from her R&B sound and returned as a pop singer on the 1987 album Everlasting, along with her cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac". In the 1990s, she sang traditional pop by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable... with Love, which was certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Unforgettable... with Love won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, for which Cole became the first African-American woman to win the award.
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