Gloria Lavern Collins
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Gloria Lavern Collins, better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul and funk singer famed for her powerful vocals and collaborations with James Brown, including the classic track "Think (About It)."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gloria Lavern Collins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9134487 — 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: Gloria Lavern Collins Context triple: [Lyn Collins, birthName, Gloria Lavern Collins]
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A.
Gloria Frances Stewart
Gloria Frances Stewart, better known as Gloria Stuart, was an American actress and artist renowned for her role as the elderly Rose in the film "Titanic."
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B.
Gloria Gaines
Gloria Gaines is the wife of longtime White House butler Cecil Gaines in the film "The Butler," serving as a central figure in his personal and family life.
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C.
Gloria Gregory
Gloria Gregory is a character in the film "Goodbye Bafana," which portrays the relationship between Nelson Mandela and his white prison guard during apartheid in South Africa.
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D.
Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster was an American actress best known for her acclaimed stage work and for portraying the Oracle in the first two films of The Matrix trilogy.
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E.
Gloria DeLouise
Gloria DeLouise was the wife of American actor Burt Young, best known for his role as Paulie in the "Rocky" film series.
- 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: Gloria Lavern Collins Target entity description: Gloria Lavern Collins, better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul and funk singer famed for her powerful vocals and collaborations with James Brown, including the classic track "Think (About It)."
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A.
Gloria Frances Stewart
Gloria Frances Stewart, better known as Gloria Stuart, was an American actress and artist renowned for her role as the elderly Rose in the film "Titanic."
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B.
Gloria Gaines
Gloria Gaines is the wife of longtime White House butler Cecil Gaines in the film "The Butler," serving as a central figure in his personal and family life.
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C.
Gloria Gregory
Gloria Gregory is a character in the film "Goodbye Bafana," which portrays the relationship between Nelson Mandela and his white prison guard during apartheid in South Africa.
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D.
Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster was an American actress best known for her acclaimed stage work and for portraying the Oracle in the first two films of The Matrix trilogy.
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E.
Gloria DeLouise
Gloria DeLouise was the wife of American actor Burt Young, best known for his role as Paulie in the "Rocky" film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funk singer
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human ⓘ soul singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Female Preacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
James Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The J.B.'s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrhythmia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-03-13 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Gloria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | hip hop ⓘ |
| instrument | vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Lavern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Check Me Out If You Don't Know Me By Now
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Think (About It) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | powerful vocals ⓘ |
| notableFeature | featured vocalist with James Brown's band ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Do Your Thing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mama Feelgood NERFINISHED ⓘ Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Going NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Me Again & Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Take Me Just As I Am NERFINISHED ⓘ Think (About It) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Going
NERFINISHED
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Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Think (About It) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
singer
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dime Box, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pasadena, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
King Records
NERFINISHED
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People Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Polydor Records ⓘ |
| sampledIn |
It Takes Two by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
NERFINISHED
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multiple hip hop tracks using "Think (About It)" break ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| stageName | Lyn Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gloria Lavern Collins Description of subject: Gloria Lavern Collins, better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul and funk singer famed for her powerful vocals and collaborations with James Brown, including the classic track "Think (About It)."
Referenced by (1)
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