Mit ihrem Ehemann Johnny Dankworth bildete Cleo Laine lange Jahre das „Royal Couple“ des britischen Jazz. Jetzt ist die Sängerin und Schauspielerin mit 97 Jahren gestorben.
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Mit ihrem Ehemann Johnny Dankworth bildete Cleo Laine lange Jahre das „Royal Couple“ des britischen Jazz. Jetzt ist die Sängerin und Schauspielerin mit 97 Jahren gestorben.
Dame Cleo Laine obituary
Dame Cleo Laine, outstanding British jazz singer gifted with striking stage presence and vocal range
Cleo Laine, Britain's most successful jazz singer, dies aged 97
Cleo Laine: Acclaimed jazz singer dies aged 97
Cleo Laine, Acclaimed British Jazz Singer, Is Dead at 97
Cricket matches, New York parties and dazzling stagecraft: jazz star Cleo Laine’s life in pictures
With a four-octave range, Cleo Laine could sing everything—and did
Celebrated singer with an agile contralto voice who, with her husband John Dankworth, helped bring new audiences to jazz
Her marriage to John Dankworth, the clarinettist, saxophonist and band leader, was one of the most successful partnerships in…
Versatile singer straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with…
She was the first British singer to win a Grammy in a jazz category and performed with all the greats.
Known for a smoky voice that she could deploy over four octaves, she recorded albums across six decades and also had success as…
A look back at the ten-decade life of the Grammy-winning singer celebrated for her versatility and ranged
