Natalie Cole
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Natalie Cole in 2007
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| Born |
Natalie Maria Cole February 6, 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2015 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of death | Congestive heart failure |
| Resting place |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, California |
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| Years active | 1956–2015 |
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| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Nat King Cole Maria Cole |
| Family | Carole Cole (sister) |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Website | nataliecole |
Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, voice actress, songwriter, and actress. The daughter of Nat King Cole, she rose to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be", "Inseparable" (1975), and "Our Love" (1977). After a period of failing sales and performances due to a heavy drug addiction, Cole re-emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album Everlasting and her cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac". In the 1990s, she re-recorded standards by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable... with Love, which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole seven Grammy Awards. She sold over 30 million records worldwide. She is best known for the role of herself in Yakety Yak, Take it Back, and Trash Talk, and the singing voice of Sawyer Cat in the Cats Don't Dance franchise. On December 31, 2015, Cole died at the age of 65 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, due to congestive heart failure.
Natalie Cole was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, the daughter of crooner Nat King Cole and former Duke Ellington Orchestra singer Maria Hawkins Ellington, and raised in the affluent Hancock Park district of Los Angeles. Regarding her childhood, Cole referred to her family as "the black Kennedys" and was exposed to many great singers of jazz, soul and blues. At the age of 6, Natalie sang on her father's Christmas album and later began performing at age 11.
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