Nancy Holloway
America's loss is France's gain. Nancy Holloway migrated to France primarily because of a sour, premature marriage and has remained a resident for more than 40 years, enjoying success as a recording artist and actress. Holloway's fame hasn't extended far past French borders, where she continues to record, sing, and appear in plush jazz nightspots. Though born and raised in America, she's virtually unknown in the United States.
Born Nancy Brown in the '40s, and raised in Cleveland, OH, she was the only sister among three brothers: Walter, a retired Cleveland police officer; Joe, a retired career military man; and the youngest, Charles (aka Chuckie), who worked for a railroad in California. Holloway's half sister, Mary Holt, was Cleveland's first African-American female radio personality, popular in the '50s and '60s. The Browns lived at 7300 Wagner Avenue; Holloway attended Rawlings Junior High and East Technical High. She married a man with the surname of Holloway, who was controlling and abusive, after high school; Nancy Holloway left Cleveland to get away, first to New York, then Paris.
In France she became popular recording French versions of pop and soul hits in the '60s; an album from this period, Surprise Partie, depicts a young, beautiful Holloway on the cover. She acted in movies, including The Killing Game, and appeared on television, but it's her recordings and scintillating nightclub act that have made Nancy Holloway a must-see for visitors to France. One of her classic performances, "It Wasn't Paris, It Was You," sums up why Holloway took to Paris like a duck to water.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Tendres Années
Pop - Released by Universal Music Division Mercury Records on 1 jan. 1964
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Greatest Hits of Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Nancy Holloway, Bonnie Ellery, Kieran Smith
Pop/Rock - Released by Showtime Concerts on 29 sep. 2021
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Nancy holloway - premiers succès, vol. 2
Franse chansons - Released by Iswjdigital on 10 mei 1965
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T'en vas pas comme ça (Elle est partie comme ça)
Divers - Released by Regain d'avance on 28 sep. 2019
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20 Tracks of Nancy Holloway (Mono Version)
Alternative en Indie - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 2014
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Le lion est mort ce soir (Mono version)
Nancy Holloway, Didier Boland et son Orchestre
Franse chansons - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Surprise-partie PBM, vol. 5 (Mono Version)
Rock - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Le boogie du bébé (feat. Eddie Guerin et son orchestre) (Live, Mono Version)
Rock - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Fich' le camp Jack, vol. 1 (Mono version)
Nancy Holloway, Didier Boland and His Orchestra
Franse chansons - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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La leçon de twist (Mono version)
Franse chansons - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Viens danser le twist (Mono version)
Franse chansons - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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La Lecon De Twist
Jazz - Released by Editione Jazz IT on 5 feb. 2019
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Sound and Vision
Pop - Released by the sound girly on 12 dec. 2014
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Surprise-partie PBM, vol. 7 (Mono Version)
Rock - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Actualité, vol. 17 (Mono Version)
Franse chansons - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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The Twist (Mono Version)
Nancy Holloway, Twisty's Twist
Franse chansons - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Fich' le camp jack, vol. 2 (Mono version)
Nancy Holloway, Didier Boland et son Orchestre
Franse chansons - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Nightingale
Pop - Released by oldies and hits for future on 11 mei 2019
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Pop - Released by St. Nicholas Day on 4 dec. 2021
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That's Why The Moon Was Smiling
Pop - Released by The Moon Was Smiling on 29 mei 2020
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Les idoles de la musique américaine : Nancy Holloway, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Mon patrimoine musical on 6 jan. 2017
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