# Cleo Laine

> English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025)

**Wikidata**: [Q291309](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291309)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleo_Laine)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cleo-laine


## References

1. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
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5. Dankworth, Sir John Philip William [Johnny]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
6. [Dame Cleo Laine, outstanding British jazz singer gifted with striking stage presence and vocal range. The Daily Telegraph. 2025](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/07/25/cleo-laine-jazz-john-dankworth-sometimes-when-we-touch/)
7. Czech National Authority Database
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9. [Source](https://www5.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/sites/www.open.ac.uk.students.ceremonies/files/files/Honorary%20graduate%20cumulative%20list(7).xlsx)
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18. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
19. [Source](http://digitale.beic.it/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?fn=search&vid=BEIC&vl%283134987UI0%29=creator&vl%28freeText0%29=Laine%20Cleo)
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21. BBC Things
22. The Movie Database