Diane Schuur
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Diane Schuur is a Grammy-winning American jazz singer and pianist known for her powerful, expressive vocals and work in contemporary and traditional jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diane Schuur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10260455 — 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: Diane Schuur Context triple: [GRP Records, rosterIncludes, Diane Schuur]
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A.
Patti Austin
Patti Austin is an American R&B and jazz singer known for her smooth vocals and hit duets, including collaborations with James Ingram and Quincy Jones.
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B.
Eydie Gormé
Eydie Gormé was an American pop and Latin-influenced singer best known for her solo hits and her longtime musical partnership with her husband, Steve Lawrence.
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C.
Diana Muldaur
Diana Muldaur is an American actress best known to Star Trek fans for playing Dr. Katherine Pulaski in the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and for her earlier guest roles in the original Star Trek series.
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D.
Linda Eder
Linda Eder is an American singer and Broadway performer renowned for her powerful, classically influenced voice and her starring role in the musical "Jekyll & Hyde."
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E.
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook was a celebrated American soprano and Tony Award–winning Broadway star renowned for her luminous performances in classic mid-20th-century musicals.
- 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: Diane Schuur Target entity description: Diane Schuur is a Grammy-winning American jazz singer and pianist known for her powerful, expressive vocals and work in contemporary and traditional jazz.
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A.
Patti Austin
Patti Austin is an American R&B and jazz singer known for her smooth vocals and hit duets, including collaborations with James Ingram and Quincy Jones.
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B.
Eydie Gormé
Eydie Gormé was an American pop and Latin-influenced singer best known for her solo hits and her longtime musical partnership with her husband, Steve Lawrence.
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C.
Diana Muldaur
Diana Muldaur is an American actress best known to Star Trek fans for playing Dr. Katherine Pulaski in the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and for her earlier guest roles in the original Star Trek series.
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D.
Linda Eder
Linda Eder is an American singer and Broadway performer renowned for her powerful, classically influenced voice and her starring role in the musical "Jekyll & Hyde."
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E.
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook was a celebrated American soprano and Tony Award–winning Broadway star renowned for her luminous performances in classic mid-20th-century musicals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Deedles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
B.B. King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barry Manilow NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Maynard Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra (album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timeless (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-12-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Schuur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Diane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
piano
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| name | Diane Schuur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFeature | blind since birth or early infancy ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | performance at the White House for President Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Deedles (album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ In Tribute (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Songs (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Midnight (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Schuur Thing (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Other Time (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Timeless (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
pianist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tacoma, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Concord Records NERFINISHED ⓘ GRP Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
contemporary jazz vocals
ⓘ
traditional jazz vocals ⓘ |
| vocalType | powerful expressive voice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diane Schuur Description of subject: Diane Schuur is a Grammy-winning American jazz singer and pianist known for her powerful, expressive vocals and work in contemporary and traditional jazz.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.