Cleo Laine
English jazz singer
Died when: 97 years 269 days (1172 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927) was an English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range.
Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a G above high C, giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves.
Laine is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music categories.She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth.
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