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"One thing I knew was that if I did win a Grammy for Unforgettable, I would be winning it not only for myself and all those who had worked on it, but ultimately I would be winning it for Dad."
-Natalie Cole
| Date of Birth: February 6, 1950 |
| Birthplace: Los Angeles |
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| As the daughter of legendary crooner Nat 'King' Cole, Natalie was already famous when she launched her recording career at the age of 25. Between 1975 and '78, she topped the R&B charts with songs like "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)," "I've Got Love On My Mind" and "Our Love." In 1991, Natalie released the album Unforgettable, With Love, a collection of her father's greatest hits, that she sang as duets with him thanks to the marvels of electronic recording technology. This album topped the Billboard album charts and won a slew of Grammys in '91. |
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| Natalie Cole endured years of insecurity, doubting if she even deserved her early success, only to make a terrific comeback that culminated in one of the best selling and most honored recordings of the 1990s. She has proven, without a doubt, that she's a survivor with a whole lot of sophistication and class. |
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Natalie Maria Cole was born in Los Angeles on February 6, 1950. She was born into musical royalty, as her father, Nat 'King' Cole, was one of the most popular and successful entertainers of the 1940s and '50s, and her mother, Maria Hawkins, once sang with Duke Ellington's Orchestra.
Natalie made her professional debut at the age of 10 in the musical Sights and Sounds: The Merry World of Nat King Cole, starring her famous father. At the age of 12, she was the lead singer of a teenage jazz trio called the Malibu Music Men. Natalie was shattered by her father's death in 1965. She and her siblings relocated to Massachusetts with their mother, who had remarried.
Natalie attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and started singing with a local bar band called Black Magic. In 1972, she received a degree in child psychology, and started getting booked more often for club gigs. In 1974, she signed with Capitol, the same label her father recorded for, and released Inseparable in '75. The album went gold, while the singles "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" and the title track topped the Billboard R&B chart. She won two Grammys in 1976, including the Best New Artist award. Her second album, Natalie (1976), also went gold and earned her another Grammy for her third R&B No. 1 hit, "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady)."
She married her co-producer/songwriter Marvin Yancy in 1976, and had son Robert Adam in 1978. Unpredictable (1977) became Natalie's first platinum album, and produced another R&B chart topper: "I've Got Love On My Mind." The follow-up, Thankful (1978), sold over a million copies, and included her fifth soul No. 1 hit, "Our Love," which also cracked the pop top ten. 1978's The Natalie Cole Special was televised nationally and became the gold-selling double album, Natalie Live!. In 1979, she released I Love You So and We're The Best Of Friends, which also featured soul vocalist Peabo Bryson. |
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