Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday born Eleanora Fagan was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years Nicknamed Lady Day by her friend and music partner Lester Young Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing Her vocal style strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills Billie Holiday appeared in four feature films and many television shows