# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carmen-mcrae
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:29:01.118Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/carmen-mcrae"
name: "Carmen McRae"
slug: "carmen-mcrae"
description: "Carmen Mercedes McRae was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretation of lyrics."
tagline: "American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carmen_McRae_1960_press_photo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1920-04-08"
deathDate: "1994-11-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           66.34
  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.977372
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 9700
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0574424"
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    handle:    "Carmen McRae - Topic"
    followers: 9700
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump