Laura Fygi
Fygi's father was a Dutch businessman, a director of Philips, and her mother was a belly dancer of Egyptian descent on her father's side and of Serbian descent on her mother's side. She was raised in Uruguay, until her father's death in the late 1960s, when she moved back to the Netherlands with her mother. She was then under the care of a French-speaking governess before being adopted by the principal of her school.
Also recorded as Laura Ingrid Thérèse Fijgi
Laura Fygi
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- Name
- Laura Fygi
- Born
- 27 August 1955
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Singer
- Full name
- Laura Ingrid Thérèse Fijgi.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Fields
- pop music and jazz.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Fygi's father was a Dutch businessman, a director of Philips, and her mother was a belly dancer of Egyptian descent on her father's side and of Serbian descent on her mother's side. She was raised in Uruguay, until her father's death in the late 1960s, when she moved back to the Netherlands with her mother. She was then under the care of a French-speaking governess before being adopted by the principal of her school.
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Biography
During the 1980s, she was a member of Centerfold, an all-female Dutch disco band which was popular in Europe and Japan. In the early 1990s, she began a solo career and recorded her debut album with Toots Thielemans. During her career, she has worked with Johnny Griffin, Michel Legrand, Clark Terry and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra and considers Julie London one of her influences. She has sung in English, Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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• Name — Laura Fygi • Born — 27 August 1955 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Genre — Vocal jazz, pop • Occupation — Singer • Instrument — Vocals • Years Active — 1980–present • Label — Mercury, Verve • Website — www.laurafygi.com • Illustration — Tulipa 'Laura Fygi' Laura Fygi (born 27 August 1955) is a Dutch jazz singer.
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1955
Laura Fygi born at Amsterdam.
Discography
• Introducing (Mercury, 1991) • Bewitched (Verve Forecast, 1992) • The Lady Wants to Know (Verve Forecast, 1994) • Turn Out the Lamplight (Mercury, 1995) • Watch What Happens When Laura Fygi Meets Michel Legrand (Philips, 1997) • Live (Mercury, 1998) • Dream Your Dream (Mercury, 1998) • Laura Fygi's Tunes of Passion (Z Music, 1999) • The Latin Touch (Mercury, 2000) • Change (Mercury, 2001) • Laura Fygi at Ronnie Scott's (Verve, 2003) • The Christmas Album: The Very Best Time of Year (Verve, 2004) • Rendez-Vous (Universal/Verve, 2007) • The Best Is Yet to Come (T2/Out of the Blue, 2011) • Flower (Starsing/Gold Typhoon, 2012) • Jazz Love (Universal, 2016) • Laura Goes East (2021)
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Laura Fygi was recorded at birth as Laura Ingrid Thérèse Fijgi. She also worked under the name Laura Fygi. The authorities additionally record the heading Laura Ingrid Thérèse Fijgi. Her recorded language was Spanish. Recorded as musician and singer.
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