Dusty Springfield

Born

April 16, 1939

Died

March 2, 1999 (aged 59)

Known as

singer, recording artist, television presenter, musician

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image – marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup, evening gowns, and stylised, gestural performances – made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.

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