Etta Cameron
Etta Cameron (born Ettamae Louvita Coakley; 21 November 1939 – 4 March 2010) was a Bahamian–Danish singer. She especially sang jazz and gospel, and left her mark in the Danish music culture through her entire career from her arrival in Denmark in the 1970s. She was made a Knight of Dannebrog in 1997.
Etta Cameron
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- Full name
- Ettamae Louvita Coakley.
- Born
- 1939. · Nassau.
- Died
- 2010. · Aarhus.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark.
- Occupation
- actress, university teacher, singer and musician.
- Fields
- jazz.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
- Languages
- Danish.
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Etta Cameron (born Ettamae Louvita Coakley; 21 November 1939 – 4 March 2010) was a Bahamian–Danish singer. She especially sang jazz and gospel, and left her mark in the Danish music culture through her entire career from her arrival in Denmark in the 1970s. She was made a Knight of Dannebrog in 1997.
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Life and career
Life and career
Cameron was also well known as one of the judges in the first two seasons of Scenen er din, the Danish version of the American TV show Star Search.
The recorded working language is Danish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz. Places of work recorded in the authority are Copenhagen. Employment is recorded with Rhythmic Music Conservatory. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Cameron was born in Nassau, Bahamas to Bahamian parents. From 1967 till 1972, she lived in East Berlin which she used as a base for getting performance commitments in Eastern and Western Europe. Popular claims that she had lost her passport and was forced to stay in East Germany for five years have been proven wrong. In 1972, Cameron moved to Denmark. Cameron recorded the Ralph Siegel, Fred Jay song "You Gotta Move". Backed with "Wish You Were Here", written by Ralph Siegel and Christian Dornaus, it was released in Germany in 1977 on Barclay 36.016.
Personal life
Personal life
Her daughter Debbie Cameron, born in Miami, Florida, in 1958, also moved to Denmark in 1978, where she, too, established a musical career, not least representing Denmark twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1979 and 1981 along with Tommy Seebach.
Death
Death
Etta Cameron died on 4 March 2010 in Aarhus, Denmark, after a long illness.
Filmography
Filmography
Mit mir nich, Madam (1969) Peter von Scholten (1987) Mimi og madammerne (1998)
Life and career
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Life and career
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2010
Etta Cameron died in 2010 at Aarhus.
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Nassau.
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Aarhus.
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Solo discography
The following albums have been published by Etta Cameron: Come together with Etta (1975) I'm a Woman (1976) Mayday (1980) Easy (1981) My Gospel (1987) A Gospel Concert with Etta Cameron (1995) Lovesongs (1995) Etta Cameron mit NDR Big Band (1996) Certainly Lord (1996) My Christmas (1996) 'Etta Cameron Ole Kock Hansen and Tuxedo Big Band (1998) A Gospel Concert with Etta Cameron vol. 2 (1996) I Have a Dream (2000) Lady Be Good (2003) Her vil ties, her vil bies (2005) Spirituals (2008) Etta (2009)
Literature
Hun gav smerten vinger (English: She Gave the Pain Wings) (2007)
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- 1.Gospel great Etta Cameron dies. The Copenhagen Post. 5 March 2010.
- 2.Gravsted.dk - I 1996 udnævnt til associeret professor ved Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium, blev året efter Ridder af Dannebrog (Danish)
- 3.Miessner, Robert. Brüske Abwehr, steife Umarmung. Die Tageszeitung. 7 November 2016.
- 4.45Cat - Etta Cameron Discography, Germany
- 5.Ultratop - Etta Cameron – You Gotta Move
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