Betty wright, 2023

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Portrait of Betty Wright, her real name Bessie Regina Norris, is an American singer born on December 21, 1953 in Miami and died on May 10, 2020 in the same city.

During her childhood, she sang with her brothers in the family gospel group, called Echoes of Joy. In 1967, Betty Wright released the hit "Girls can't do what the guys do" and made a name for herself in the R'n'B industry. The tube enjoys a good ranking in the R'n'B and pop charts, which paves the way for the following single "He's bad bad bad" which had a very good reception.

With "Clean up woman" released in 1971, Betty Wright knows the flight of her career. The single sold over a million copies and shattered the R'n'B and pop charts.

Barely 18 years old, the young singer is now classified as a superstar of R'n'B and soul. Meanwhile, the talent of Betty Wright will be rewarded with a Grammy Award, for “Where is the love”. She will know her first gold certification with her album "Betty Wright live" released in 1978.

At the height of her art, Betty Wright is now considered one of the greatest singers of her generation and one of the most beautiful voices in black music. She enjoyed great notoriety and became highly respected by other artists. She then went on to concerts and tours, opening up to a wider audience. Among his most illustrious protected, we quote Jennifer Lopez, Joss Stone, Gloria Estefan or Gwen McCrae.

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