Natalie Maria Cole was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer. She returned as a pop singer on the 1987 album Everlasting. In the 1990s, she sang traditional pop by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable… with Love. She died of lung cancer in 2012, at the age of 80.
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Natalie Maria Cole was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer. She returned as a pop singer on the 1987 album Everlasting and her cover of Bruce Springsteen’s \”Pink Cadillac\”. In the 1990s, she sang traditional pop by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable… with Love, which sold over seven million copies and won her seven Grammy Awards. She sold over 30 million records worldwide. Cole was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. Her paternal uncle Freddy Cole was a singer and pianist with numerous albums and awards. Cole grew up listening to a variety of music that included Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin. Cole starred on her own TV special, which attracted such celebrities as Earth, Wind & Fire, Earth, Fire & Wind, and The Temptations. She was a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1979, and was awarded the star of the Hollywood walk of Fame for her performance on “Natalie Live! Live! With Natalie Cole” in 1981. Cole died of lung cancer in 2012, at the age of 80. She is survived by her husband, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, and two adopted children, Carole and Casey. She also has an adopted brother, Nat Kelly Cole, and younger twin sisters Timolin and Casey. Through her mother, Natalie was a grandniece of educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown.
Cole is the first female artist to have two platinum albums in one year. She died of cancer in 2011, at age 80, at her home in Los Angeles, California. She had a difficult relationship with her mother after her father’s death in 1965. Cole had an older adopted sister, Carol “Cookie” Cole, who was also a singer. Cole’s demo tapes led to a contract with Capitol and her debut album, Inseparable, resulted in the release of Cole’s debut album. Cole won Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards for her accomplishments, making her the first African-American artist to attain that feat. The media’s billing of Cole as the \”new Aretha Franklin\” started a rivalry between the two singers. Cole beat Franklin in the Best Female R&b Vocal Performance category, a category which Franklin had won eight times before losing to Cole. Cole released her first platinum record with her third release, Unredictable, mainly thanks to the number-one R &B hit, “I’ve Got Love On My Mind”. She also appeared on the TV special “Sinatra & Friends” in 1978. Cole appeared on her first live album, Natalie Live! In early 1979, Cole was awarded a star of Hollywood Walk Of Fame. She has a daughter, Natalie “Kelly” Cole, who is a singer-songwriter and has appeared on TV shows such as “American Idol” and “The Voice”
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