Rita Reys
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Born
21 December 1924
Maria Everdina Reijs
21 December 1924
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died28 July 2013 (aged 88)
GenresJazz, bossa nova
OccupationSinger
Rita Reys | |
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 Reys performing in Hotel De Watergeus, Noorden, Netherlands, in 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Maria Everdina Reijs 21 December 1924 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 28 July 2013 (aged 88) |
| Genres | Jazz, bossa nova |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Label | Universal |
| Website | ritareys |
Rita Reys (born Maria Everdina Reijs; 21 December 1924 – 28 July 2013) was a jazz singer from the Netherlands.[1] She was promoted as "Europe's First Lady of Jazz".[1]
In the 1980s, Rita returned to the American Songbook, recording albums such as Memories of You with the Lex Jasper orchestra.[2] She died in Breukelen, the Netherlands, on 28 July 2013.[3]
