# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/luther-vandross
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:38:56.358Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/luther-vandross"
name: "Luther Vandross"
slug: "luther-vandross"
description: "Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. Over his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA-certified platinum albums and sold over 25 million records worldwide. Vandross was recognized by Rolling Stone as one of the 200 greatest singers of all time (2023) and was named one of the greatest R&B artists by Billboard. NPR also included him among its 50 Great Voices. He won eight Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year in 2004 for \"Dance with My Father\". He has been inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
tagline: "American R&B singer (1951–2005)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Luther_Vandross_1985b.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1951-04-20"
deathDate: "2005-07-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump