Scherrie Payne
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Scherrie Payne is an American singer best known as the final lead vocalist of the legendary Motown group The Supremes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scherrie Payne canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2718233 — 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: Scherrie Payne Context triple: [The Supremes, member, Scherrie Payne]
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A.
Keisha Morris
Keisha Morris is an American woman best known for her brief marriage to iconic rapper and actor Tupac Shakur in the mid-1990s.
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B.
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson is an American singer and original member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, known for her contributions to the group's early success before pursuing other ventures in music and entertainment.
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C.
Wanya Morris
Wanya Morris is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the vocal group Boyz II Men.
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D.
Vonetta Flowers
Vonetta Flowers is an American bobsledder who became the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
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E.
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson is the birth name of Michelle Obama, the American lawyer, author, and former First Lady of the United States.
- 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: Scherrie Payne Target entity description: Scherrie Payne is an American singer best known as the final lead vocalist of the legendary Motown group The Supremes.
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A.
Keisha Morris
Keisha Morris is an American woman best known for her brief marriage to iconic rapper and actor Tupac Shakur in the mid-1990s.
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B.
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson is an American singer and original member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, known for her contributions to the group's early success before pursuing other ventures in music and entertainment.
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C.
Wanya Morris
Wanya Morris is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the vocal group Boyz II Men.
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D.
Vonetta Flowers
Vonetta Flowers is an American bobsledder who became the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
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E.
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson is the birth name of Michelle Obama, the American lawyer, author, and former First Lady of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American singer
ⓘ
human ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1970s music scene
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1980s music scene ⓘ 1990s music scene ⓘ 21st-century music scene ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Freda Payne
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Glass House ⓘ Lynda Laurence ⓘ Susaye Greene ⓘ The Supremes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| familyName | Payne ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | music industry ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
disco ⓘ pop music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| givenName | Scherrie ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Freda Payne ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last official lead singer of The Supremes
ⓘ
powerful vocal range ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Glass House
ⓘ
The Supremes ⓘ |
| name | Scherrie Payne self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
performances with The Supremes in the mid-1970s
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recordings with Motown Records as a member of The Supremes ⓘ |
| notableRole | final lead vocalist of The Supremes ⓘ |
| notableSong |
"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking"
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"You're My Driving Wheel" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "High Energy" with The Supremes
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album "Mary, Scherrie & Susaye" with The Supremes ⓘ |
| occupation |
recording artist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performerOf |
R&B music
ⓘ
disco music ⓘ pop music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown ⓘ |
| sibling | Freda Payne ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scherrie Payne Description of subject: Scherrie Payne is an American singer best known as the final lead vocalist of the legendary Motown group The Supremes.
Referenced by (4)
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