Billie Holliday

Billie Holiday was born on 07/04/1915, and died on 17/07/1959.
Her father was jazz guitarist Clarence Holiday.
She made her debut around 1930' as a singer in some clubs in New York. John Hammond was the one who discovered her.
Made her first recordings together with Benny Goodman.
From 1939 she started recording songs with the great jazzmen from that time.
Around 1940' she also started playing in some movies.
In the 50s, her voice was slipping fast, thanks to unhappy relationships, heroin use and excessive drinking. In 1959 she collapsed, in the sad final chapter of her life she was placed under arrest for heroin possession while on her deathbed.