Nancy Holloway
Nancy Holloway (born Nancy Brown on December 11, 1932 in Cleveland , Ohio , † August 28, 2019 in Paris ) was an American jazz and soul singer who was successful in France .
life and career
She grew up as Nancy Brown in Cleveland and married after graduating from high school . From the short marriage she kept the surname Holloway. She then moved to New York City , where she worked as a dancer, and went to Europe in 1954. In 1959 she began her singing career at the Moulin Rouge in Paris .
In 1961 she made her first appearance on French television and was successful in the following years with various titles in French, including T'en va pas comme ça , the French version of the Burt Bacharach song Don't Make Me Over . She has performed with artists such as Sammy Davis Jr. , Quincy Jones and Dizzy Gillespie . From 1961 she ran her own nightclub and starred in a number of French films.
After a longer concert break, she performed again from the 1980s. Her last tour was from 2006 to 2008 with Richard Anthony , Demis Roussos and Frank Alamo . She died in Paris in August 2019 at the age of 86.
Discography (selection)
- 1963: Nancy Holloway (Ricordi)
- 1964: Bye Bye (Decca)
- 1969: Hello Dolly (Concert Hall)
- 1976: Nancy Holloway (Les Tréteaux)
- 1982: Greatest Hits (Polydor)
- 1982: Boppin 'Goldies (Vogue)
- Nancy Holloway in Paris
Filmography
- 1963: The dark green suitcase (La modèle noire)
- 1963: Ballade pour un voyou, directed by Claude-Jean Bonnardot
- 1964: Le Bluffeur, directed by Sergio Gobbi
- 1964: Cherchez l'idole, directed by Michel Boisrond
- 1965: Powder Keg and Diamonds (Le Gentleman de Cocody) , directed by Christian-Jaque
- 1966: The Men of Saint Malo (Corsaires et Flibustiers) (TV)
- 1967: Murder Stories (Jeu de massacre) , directed by Alain Jessua
- 1970: Les Enfants de Caïn, directed by René Jolivet
- 1970: Le Cri du cormoran le soir au-dessus des jonques, directed by Michel Audiard
- 1971: The Rum Street (Boulevard du rhum) , directed by Robert Enrico
- 1973: Le neveu d'Amérique (TV)
- 1978: Cinéma 16 - La femme rompue (TV)
Web links
- official homepage , accessed on August 30, 2019
- Nancy Holloway at Allmusic (English)
- Nancy Holloway at Discogs (English)
- Nancy Holloway in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Mort de Nancy Holloway, interprète du tube T'en va pas comme ça. In: Le Figaro.fr . August 28, 2019, accessed August 29, 2019 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holloway, Nancy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and soul singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 2019 |
| Place of death | Paris |