Rita Reys
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".[1] She sang jazz and bossa nova.[2]
Rita Reys | |
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 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 |
Reys was born in Rotterdam. She died in Breukelen at age eighty-eight.[3]
Rita Reys Media
Rita Reys & Trijntje Oosterhuis at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, singing White Christmas, Thursday 17 December 2009.
Rita Reys gets a standing ovation at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Thursday 17 December 2009.
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
- Rita Reys at All About Jazz[dead link]
- Jazz Miscellaneous and More... - page on Rita Reys
- Rita Reys on IMDb
