# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mahalia-jackson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:09:51.567Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mahalia-jackson"
name: "Mahalia Jackson"
slug: "mahalia-jackson"
description: "Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches throughout the U.S. During a time when racial segregation was pervasive in American society, she met considerable and unexpected success in a recording career, selling an estimated 22 million records and performing in front of integrated and secular audiences in concert halls around the world, making her one of the best-selling gospel music artists."
tagline: "American gospel singer (1911–1972)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mahalia_Jackson_1962%2C_van_Vechten%2C_LC-USZ62-91314_(cropped).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: "1911-10-26"
deathDate: "1972-01-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           60.12
  momentum:             15.13526313449249
  historical:           24.927
  currentAttention:     30
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413810/"
    handle:    "nm0413810"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6QBUIuGCAJSAtefEY1EEdB"
    handle:    "6QBUIuGCAJSAtefEY1EEdB"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.mahaliajackson.us"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ماهاليا جاكسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ماهاليا جاكسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D8%AC%DA%A9%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ماهالیا جکسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%8F_%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Махалія Джэксан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD"
    title: "Махалия Джаксън"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%AC%CE%BA%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BD"
    title: "Μαχάλια Τζάκσον"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ماهیلیا جکسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%92'%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F"
    title: "מהליה ג'קסון"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Mahalia Jackson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://cy.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1bebb19e-9305-4da8-a3fd-5dd40a6e517e"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump