The very popular Hollywood celebrity that we will tell you about is the Queen of American jazz and swing music. The name is Billie Holiday. She is an American jazz as well as a swing music singer, and the nickname given to her by the Hollywood industry is Lady Day. She became popular in the industry, and later on, her partner, Lester Young, gave her this particular name. She is very much contributed to jazz music as well as pop singing. She is very much fond of jazz instrumentalists. She has a very good talent for manipulating phrasing & tempo. She is well known among her fans and the gurus of music in the industry because of her vocal delivery and improvisational skill.

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The birth name of Billie Holiday is Eleanora Fagan, and she is well-known in the Hollywood industry by the name of Lady Day. She was born on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and she is no longer among us because she died on July 17, 1959, when she was just 44 years old. She died in New York City, United States, and she was one of the most popular singers in the jazz and swing category. She worked as a singer for the whole of her life, and she was active in Hollywood from 1930 to 1959. The labels under which she worked were Okeh, bluebird, commodore, Capitol, Decca, Columbia, MGM, Brunswick and many more.

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Early career

When she was just a teenager, Billie Holiday develops a fondness for singing. Therefore, she started singing at nightclubs in Harlem. She was very much fond of singing, and she wanted to make a career in the same field because of this. She got professional training from Billie Dove, who was an actress. She teamed up with several other singers as well, and the first person with whom she teamed up was her neighbor, whose name was Kenneth Hollan. They both remained on the team from 1929 to 1931 while they performed at the club Grey Dawn.

As she became popular in the lower levels, she started playing at many clubs in Mexico. Her father was also into music, and he used to play in Fletcher Henderson’s band, and she connects with her father during this time period only. It was in 1932, when she was just 17 years old; she replaced Monette Moore at Covan’s club. She was heard for the first time in early 1933 by producer John Hammond and decided to record her first debut when she was 18 years old in November 1993. It was the beginning of her career, and two songs in the first place was recorded by her. These two songs became hit in the industry, and 300 copies of the songs were sold.

Net worth

Billie Holiday had a very great influence on the Hollywood industry and jazz singing. She was one of the most popular singers of her time, and her songs are popular among many of her fans to date. However, the estimated net worth of Billie Holiday when she died was just $750.