Ruby Murray (person)

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Ruby Murray was a popular Northern Irish singer of the 1950s, best known for her string of UK chart hits and distinctive warm vocal style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
recording artist
singer
television performer
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1950
burialPlace Torquay Cemetery
causeOfDeath liver cancer
countryOfBirth Northern Ireland
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfDeath England
dateOfBirth 1935-03-29
dateOfDeath 1996-12-17
ethnicGroup Northern Irish
familyName Murray
genre easy listening
traditional pop music
givenName Ruby
hasChild Julie Burgess
hasCulturalReference her name became Cockney rhyming slang for "curry"
hasFanBase Ireland
United Kingdom
influenced later British female pop singers
languageOfPerformance English
name Ruby Murray
notableAchievement had five singles in the UK Top 20 at the same time in 1955
was one of the most popular UK female singers of the 1950s
notablePerformance Royal Variety Performance
notableWork Evermore
Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Heartbeat
If Anyone Finds This, I Love You
Let Me Go, Lover!
linked to: "Let Me Go, Lover!"

Softly, Softly
occupation singer
television actor
performedOn BBC television
radio
placeOfBirth Belfast
placeOfDeath Torquay
recordLabel Columbia Records
HMV
linked to: HMV Group
religion Protestantism
residence Belfast
London
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender female
spouse Bernard Burgess
spouseOccupation singer
vocalType warm vocal style

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Ruby Murray (slang) hasLiteralReferent Ruby Murray (person)
subject linked to: "Ruby Murray" meaning "curry"