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Join Biography.com in a look at legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday's life and career, and the alcoholism and heroin addiction that got the best of Lady Day. ... She was then sent to the House of Good Shepherd, a facility for troubled African American girls, in January 1925. read more

Corrections & Clarifications: The date Billie Holiday starred in the film Symphony in Black was incorrect. Holiday performed in 1935. One hundred years ago, Billie Holiday, as she later became known, was born in Philadelphia. The legendary singer would have an enormous impact on jazz and pop music. read more

Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), better known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed"Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. read more

Billie Holiday Biography. Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday was born in 1915 in Philadelphia. Considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time, Holiday had a thriving career as a jazz singer for many years before she lost her battle with substance abuse. Also known as Lady Day, her autobiography was made into the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues. read more

Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), better known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. read more

Corrections & Clarifications: The date Billie Holiday starred in the film Symphony in Black was incorrect. Holiday performed in 1935. One hundred years ago, Billie Holiday, as she later became known, was born in Philadelphia. The legendary singer would have an enormous impact on jazz and pop music. read more