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Betty Wright

1953 - 2020

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Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teenager, Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night". Wright was also prominent in her use of whistle register. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Wright is the 2,716th most popular singer (down from 2,707th in 2024), the 14,438th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,330th in 2019) and the 751st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Betty Wright ranks 2,716 out of 4,381. Before her are Toyah Willcox, Jeff Barry, MakSim, Tetsuya, Amir Haddad, and Aurela Gaçe. After her are Mac Davis, Juliana Pasha, Anja Garbarek, Yoon Mi-rae, Wonho, and Emilija Kokić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Betty Wright ranks 650. Before her are Pat Cadigan, Vladimir Kolev, Alistair Darling, Linda Lingle, Michael Chertoff, and Stan Bush. After her are Rigoberto Cisneros, Tommy Shaw, Carie Graves, Rodolfo Dubó, Diane Abbott, and Ian Ferguson. Among people deceased in 2020, Betty Wright ranks 814. Before her are Geoffrey Palmer, Terrence McNally, James M. Beggs, Tomasz Tomiak, Mary Pat Gleason, and Dimitri Diatchenko. After her are Mac Davis, Gene Reynolds, Lyle Waggoner, César Zabala, Bob Armstrong, and Linda Manz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty Wright ranks 14,442 out of 20,380. Before her are Bill Sage (1962), Dimitri Diatchenko (1968), Gary Larson (1950), Jon Watts (1981), Sam Nunn (1938), and Bea Benaderet (1906). After her are Tom Gola (1933), Bill Ackman (1966), Steve Daines (1962), Richard Webb (1915), Mac Davis (1942), and J. Donald Cameron (1833).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Betty Wright ranks 751. Before her are Steve Harwell (1967), Big Daddy Kane (1968), Gladys Bentley (1907), Sinitta (1968), Mina (1997), and Jeff Barry (1938). After her are Mac Davis (1942), Yoon Mi-rae (1981), Jack Clement (1931), Cheryl Lynn (1957), Little Milton (1934), and Siedah Garrett (1960).

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