Cleo Laine facts for kids
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Cleo Laine
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Clementina Dinah Campbell |
| Born | 28 October 1927 Southall, Middlesex, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1950–present |
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth, DBE (born 28 October 1927) is 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 Sir John Dankworth.
Voice
Laine is famed for not only her interpretative style, but also her four-octave range and vocal adaptability. As well as hitting deep soulful notes, Laine's thrilling scatting and crystalline top notes have become her signature. Though her natural range is that of a contralto she is able to produce a "G above high C". Derek Jewel of the Sunday Times dubbed her "quite simply the best singer in the world."
The longevity of Laine's voice has also been noted by, among others, her husband. At the age of 80 her vocals, he noted during an interview, were almost unchanged from decades earlier.
A street in Adelaide, South Australia was named "Cleo Lane" after her.
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Cleo Laine (1962)
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