# Bessie Smith

> Bessie Smith was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues" and formerly Queen of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, she is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.

*American blues singer (1892–1937)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1894-04-15
- **Died:** 1937-09-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/112325122116167 (@112325122116167)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807439/ (@nm0807439)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ESobCkc6JI4tIMxQttqeg (@5ESobCkc6JI4tIMxQttqeg)

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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffa28768-ecda-42c6-ac49-6ce5c7d33043)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93349)

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