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Cleo Laine

1927 - 2025

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Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927 – 24 July 2025) was an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. She was the wife of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec and singer Jacqui Dankworth. Laine had popular success with singles such as "You'll Answer To Me" and appeared in a range of musical theatre productions. She received a number of awards and honours including appointment as an OBE in 1979, and a Grammy in 1986; she became a dame in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Cleo Laine is the 2,390th most popular singer (down from 2,124th in 2024), the 6,009th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,449th in 2019) and the 234th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Cleo Laine ranks 2,390 out of 4,381. Before her are Axelle Red, Billy Boy Arnold, Alsou, Ken Hirai, Demet Akalın, and Lee Donghae. After her are Ini Kamoze, Warrel Dane, Edwyn Collins, Ernest Tubb, DJ Aligator, and Sopho Gelovani.

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Among people born in 1927, Cleo Laine ranks 472. Before her are Malcolm Allison, Arnold Wolfendale, Nan Martin, John Dankworth, Boots Randolph, and Sylvia Fedoruk. After her are Ann Gillis, Connie Kay, Hank Ballard, Robert Bork, Nayantara Sahgal, and Sada Thompson. Among people deceased in 2025, Cleo Laine ranks 449. Before her are Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Nicky Katt, Pat Crowley, Slavko Obadov, and Daniel Kleppner. After her are Frederick Hauck, Felicia Țilea-Moldovan, Nora Aunor, B. Saroja Devi, Muhsin Hendricks, and Brent Hinds.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cleo Laine ranks 6,011 out of 8,785. Before her are Harry Golombek (1911), Bertie Mee (1918), Kevin Whately (1951), Judy Grinham (1939), Tom Kilburn (1921), and Maxim Baldry (1996). After her are Mimi Keene (1998), Rupert Hine (1947), Timothy Gowers (1963), Ralph McTell (1944), Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915), and Edwyn Collins (1959).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Cleo Laine ranks 234. Before her are Elizabeth Fraser (1963), Tasmin Archer (1963), Ian Brown (1963), Julie Covington (1946), Brett Anderson (1967), and Graham Parker (1950). After her are Edwyn Collins (1959), Duncan James (1978), Alesha Dixon (1978), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979), Julian Marley (1975), and Sam Bailey (1977).

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