Retta Young
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Retta Young is an American soul and disco singer best known for her 1975 hit single "Sending Out An S.O.S." on the All Platinum label.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Retta Young canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13725700 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retta Young Context triple: [All Platinum Records, associatedWithArtist, Retta Young]
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A.
Retta
Retta is an American actress and comedian best known for her roles on the television series "Parks and Recreation" and "Good Girls."
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B.
Lela Rogers
Lela Rogers was an American journalist, screenwriter, and acting coach best known as the mother and early career mentor of Hollywood star Ginger Rogers.
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C.
Dorothy Caruso
Dorothy Caruso was the American author and widow of famed tenor Enrico Caruso, best known for writing his biography that inspired the film "The Great Caruso."
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D.
Margy Reed
Margy Reed, better known by her stage name Martha Raye, was an American comic actress and singer famed for her brassy personality, wide mouth, and extensive USO performances entertaining troops during multiple wars.
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E.
Patricia Frost
Patricia Frost is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, recognized for her significant philanthropic support of the arts and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retta Young Target entity description: Retta Young is an American soul and disco singer best known for her 1975 hit single "Sending Out An S.O.S." on the All Platinum label.
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A.
Retta
Retta is an American actress and comedian best known for her roles on the television series "Parks and Recreation" and "Good Girls."
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B.
Lela Rogers
Lela Rogers was an American journalist, screenwriter, and acting coach best known as the mother and early career mentor of Hollywood star Ginger Rogers.
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C.
Dorothy Caruso
Dorothy Caruso was the American author and widow of famed tenor Enrico Caruso, best known for writing his biography that inspired the film "The Great Caruso."
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D.
Margy Reed
Margy Reed, better known by her stage name Martha Raye, was an American comic actress and singer famed for her brassy personality, wide mouth, and extensive USO performances entertaining troops during multiple wars.
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E.
Patricia Frost
Patricia Frost is a benefactor and namesake of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, recognized for her significant philanthropic support of the arts and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.