20th-century African-American women singers

The list 20th-century African-American women singers includes Sanaa Lathan, Mariah Carey, Kat Graham, Tina Turner and Josephine Baker. The list consists of 840 members and 1 sublist.

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Sanaa Lathan

American, Actress

Overview: Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. Her career began after she appeared in the shows In the ...

Date of birth: 19 September 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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20th-century African-American women 4,054T

21st-century African-American women 3,682T

Actresses from New York City 1,564T
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Mariah Carey

American, Singer

Overview: Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle re ...

Date of birth: 27 March 1969

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Bryan Tanaka (Long-Term)

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American female hip hop singers 42T

American female hip hop musicians 67T

20th-century African-American women 87T
3.

Kat Graham

American, Actress

Overview: Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She is widely known for her role as Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama series The ...

Date of birth: 5 September 1989

Age: 33

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Darren Genet (Engaged)

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21st-century African-American women singers 572T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T

People of Americo-Liberian descent 33T
4.

Da Brat

Rapper, actress

Overview: Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress from Chicago, Illinois. Beginning her career in 1992, her debut album Funkdafied (1994) ...

Date of birth: 14 April 1974

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Jesseca Dupart (Married)

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LGBT singers from the United States 352T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T
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Tina Turner

Swiss, Singer

Overview: Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Known as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, Turner rose to prominence as part of the Ike ...

Date of birth: 26 November 1939

Age: 83

Nationality: Swiss

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Erwin Bach (Married)

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21st-century African-American women singers 569T

Sonja Records artists 9T

Pompeii Records artists 7T
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Josephine Baker

French, Dancer

Overview: Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist ...

Date of birth: 3 June 1906

Date of death: 12 April 1975

Age: 68 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Female

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American bisexual actors 114T

LGBT actors from the United States 268T

20th-century LGBT people 3,060T
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Aaliyah

American, Singer

Overview: Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known mononymously as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary ...

Date of birth: 16 January 1979

Date of death: 25 August 2001

Age: 22 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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21st-century African-American women singers 572T

Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents 30T

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2001 8T
8.

Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas

American, Singer

Overview: Rozonda Ocielian Thomas (born February 27, 1971), better known by her stage name Chilli, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, television personality and model who rose to fame in the early ...

Date of birth: 27 February 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Matthew Lawrence (Dating)

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21st-century African-American women singers 572T

21st-century American women singers 3,013T

21st-century women singers 8,572T
9.

Cassie Ventura

American, Singer

Overview: Casandra Elizabeth Ventura Fine (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Cassie, is an American singer, songwriter, model, actress and dancer. Born in New London, Connecticut, she began her career ...

Date of birth: 26 August 1986

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Alex Fine (Fitness Instructor) (Married)

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American female hip hop singers 49T

American female hip hop musicians 69T

Musicians from New London, Connecticut 10T
10.

Brandy Norwood

American, Singer

Overview: Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononym Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. She is known for her distinctive sound, chara ...

Date of birth: 11 February 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 152T

21st-century African-American women singers 572T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T
11.

Toni Braxton

American singer-songwriter, actress

Overview: Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, television personality, and philanthropist. Braxton has sold over 67 million records ...

Date of birth: 7 October 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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American female hip hop musicians 67T

Women hip hop record producers 23T

American women television personalities 56T
12.

Queen Latifah

American, Rapper

Overview: Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1970

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Ebony Nicholas (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 203T

21st-century African-American women singers 565T

Television producers from New Jersey 121T
13.

Erykah Badu

American singer

Overview: Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu (), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Influenced by R&B, 1970s soul, and 1980s hip hop, Badu ...

Date of birth: 26 February 1971

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Carl Jones (Long-Term)

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American neo soul singers 100T

Universal Motown Records artists 75T

American female hip hop musicians 67T
14.

Whoopi Goldberg

American, Actress

Overview: Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1955

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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21st-century African-American women singers 572T

Television producers from New Jersey 125T

People with endometriosis 8T
15.

Tatyana Ali

American, Actress

Overview: Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana ...

Date of birth: 24 January 1979

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Dr. Vaughn Raspberry (Married)

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21st-century African-American women singers 565T

The American Library (Yinka Shonibare, 2018) people 220T

20th-century African-American women 3,954T
16.

Janet Jackson

American, Singer

Overview: Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate ...

Date of birth: 16 May 1966

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Indiana 84T

21st-century African-American women singers 572T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T
17.

Tika Sumpter

American actress and model

Overview: Tika Sumpter (born Euphemia LatiQue Sumpter; June 20, 1980) is an American actress, singer, producer, television host, and model. Sumpter began her career as host of Best Friend's Date (2004–2005), a ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1980

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Nicholas James (Married)

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People from Queens, New York 1,185T

21st-century American singers 6,055T

Actresses from New York City 1,485T
18.

Chaka Khan

American, Singer

Overview: Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer and songwriter. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead ...

Date of birth: 23 March 1953

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Illinois 249T

21st-century African-American women singers 525T

The Masked Singer (American TV series) contestants 55T
19.

Lola Falana

American, Actress

Overview: Loletha Elayne Falana or Loletha Elaine Falana (born September 11, 1942), better known by her stage name Lola Falana, is an American singer, dancer, model and actress.

Date of birth: 11 September 1942

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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USO Entertainer 75T

21st-century African-American women 3,681T

Las Vegas shows 70T
20.

Patti LaBelle

American, Singer

Overview: Patricia Louise Holt (born May 24, 1944) best known as Patti LaBelle, is an American singer and actress. She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti ...

Date of birth: 24 May 1944

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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African American adoptees 1T

Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 196T

21st-century African-American women singers 565T