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Peggy Lee
Real name: Norma Deloris Egstrom
Place of birth: Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
Date of birth: May 26, 1920
Date of death: Jan. 21, 2002
Styles: Jazz
Norma Deloris Egstrom[a] (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music. Called the "Queen of American pop music",[10] Lee recorded more than 1,100 masters and co-wrote over 270 songs.