Swingle Singers
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The Swingle Singers are a renowned vocal ensemble known for their innovative a cappella arrangements that blend classical music, jazz, and pop.
All labels observed (1)
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| Swingle Singers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5524295 — 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: Swingle Singers Context triple: [Luciano Berio, collaboratedWith, Swingle Singers]
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A.
Hootenanny Singers
Hootenanny Singers were a Swedish folk group from the 1960s best known for featuring future ABBA member Björn Ulvaeus.
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B.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
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C.
Freedom Singers
Freedom Singers were a vocal group associated with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that used music to support and galvanize the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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D.
King Cole Trio
The King Cole Trio was a pioneering jazz and pop group led by pianist and vocalist Nat King Cole that helped popularize the piano-guitar-bass trio format in the 1940s.
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E.
The Anita Kerr Singers
The Anita Kerr Singers were an influential vocal ensemble led by arranger Anita Kerr, renowned for their smooth harmonies and studio work that helped shape mid-20th-century American popular and country music.
- 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: Swingle Singers Target entity description: The Swingle Singers are a renowned vocal ensemble known for their innovative a cappella arrangements that blend classical music, jazz, and pop.
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A.
Hootenanny Singers
Hootenanny Singers were a Swedish folk group from the 1960s best known for featuring future ABBA member Björn Ulvaeus.
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B.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
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C.
Freedom Singers
Freedom Singers were a vocal group associated with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that used music to support and galvanize the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1960s.
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D.
King Cole Trio
The King Cole Trio was a pioneering jazz and pop group led by pianist and vocalist Nat King Cole that helped popularize the piano-guitar-bass trio format in the 1940s.
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E.
The Anita Kerr Singers
The Anita Kerr Singers were an influential vocal ensemble led by arranger Anita Kerr, renowned for their smooth harmonies and studio work that helped shape mid-20th-century American popular and country music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | vocal ensemble ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| arrangementStyle |
rhythm-section effects imitated vocally
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scat-like syllables instead of lyrics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best New Artist nomination
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Luciano Berio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| founder | Ward Swingle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
a cappella
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chamber jazz ⓘ classical crossover ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Les Swingle Singers
NERFINISHED
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The Swingle Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Swingles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
later focused on live concert touring
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primarily studio-based in early years ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Christiane Legrand
NERFINISHED
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Ward Swingle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
alto section
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bass section ⓘ soprano section ⓘ tenor section ⓘ |
| inception | 1962 ⓘ |
| influenced |
New York Voices
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Take 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King’s Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Real Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of classical music, jazz, and pop
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use of close harmony jazz-influenced arrangements ⓘ wordless vocalizations of instrumental classical works ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering modern a cappella arranging techniques ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anyone for Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi?
NERFINISHED
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Bach’s Greatest Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ Jazz Sébastien Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Rags and All That Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| performedOn | Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Philips Records
NERFINISHED
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Signum Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://theswingles.co.uk/ ⓘ |
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