Billie Holiday
| First Name | Billie |
| Last Name | Holiday |
| Full Name at Birth | Elinore Harris |
| Other Names | EleanoraLady Day |
| Age | 44 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | April 7, 1915 |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, PA |
| Date of Death | July 17, 1959 |
| Location of Death | New York City, NY |
| Cause of Death | Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Singer |
| Claim to Fame | Lady Sings the Blues |
| Music Genre | Vocal |
| Music Style | Blues, Classic Female Blues, Jazz, Torch Songs, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Standards |
| Music Mood | Brooding, Cathartic, Elegant, Intimate, Poignant, Sad, Bittersweet, Plaintive, Yearning, Warm, Soothing, Stylish, Sentimental, Delicate, Searching, Weary, Dramatic, Dreamy, Melancholy, Nocturnal, Sophisticated |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Official Website | cmgww.com |
| Father | Clarence Holiday |
| Mother | Sadie Harris |
| Friends | Johnny Mercer, Lester Young |
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan, April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
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Discography
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Filmography
Selected Billie Holiday film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2011
Strange Fruit
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Music Department Credits
Sound Department Credits
2010
Bowl of Dreams
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Soundtrack Credits
2007
The War
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2003
I Am Woody
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1998
Wrestling with Alligators
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1995
Cafe Society
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1995
The Affair
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1993
Hookers Hustlers Pimps and Their Johns
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1992
Later with Jools Holland
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1988
Valentina
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1984
Speed
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1980
Joe Albany... a Jazz Life
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1969
This Is Tom Jones
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1948
Sombre dimanche
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1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
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Billie Holiday
All Or Nothing At All (1959)
Angel of Harlem (1988)
Billie Holiday
Billie's Blues (1954)
Blue Moon (1970)
Body And Soul (2010)
Body And Soul (1974)
Don't Explain (1956)
Embraceable You (1980)
Everything Happens To Me (2000)
Fine & Mellow (1956)
God Bless The Child (1972)
Good Morning Heartache (1972)
I Thought About You (1970)
Lady In Satin (1958)
LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1961)
Love for Sale (1999)
Lover Man (1984)
Night And Day (1976)
NOW OR NEVER (1959)
OUR LOVE IS DIFFERENT (1990)
Pennies From Heaven (1954)
Remixed & Reimagined (2007)
Songs For Distingue Lovers (1997)
Stay With Me (1982)
Strange Fruit (2003)
Summertime (1984)
The Lady Sings (2001)
Why Was I Born? (1963)
