Rita Reys
Rita Reys | |
|---|---|
 Reys performing in Hotel De Watergeus, Noorden, the Netherlands, in 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maria Everdina Reijs |
| Also known as | Europe's First lady of Jazz |
| Born | 21 December 1924 Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Died | 28 July 2013 (aged 88) Breukelen, the Netherlands |
| Genres | Jazz, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Website | www |
Rita Reys (21 December 1924 – 28 July 2013) was a jazz singer from the Netherlands. In 1960, she was given the title "Europe's first lady of jazz". She sang jazz and bossa nova.
Reys was born in Rotterdam. She died in Breukelen at age eighty-eight.
References
- ↑ Rita Reys @ All About Jazz; accessed 5 March 2014.
- ↑ John S. Wilson "Rita Reys: First Lady of European Jazz", New York Times, 5 June 1981
- ↑ Persad, Radjin (29 July 2013). "Rita Reys Dies". NL Times. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
Other websites
Media related to Rita Reys at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Jazz Miscellaneous and More... - page on Rita Reys
- Rita Reys on IMDb
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