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Rita Reys
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Reys performing in Hotel De Watergeus, Noorden, the Netherlands, in 2004
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| Birth name | Maria Everdina Reijs |
| Also known as | Europe's First lady of Jazz |
| Born | 21 December 1924 Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Died | 28 July 2013 (aged 88) Breukelen, the Netherlands |
| Genres | Jazz, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | Universal Music |
Rita Reys (21 December 1924 – 28 July 2013) was a jazz singer from the Netherlands. In 1960, she was given the title "Europe's first lady of jazz". She sang jazz and bossa nova.
Reys was born in Rotterdam. She died in Breukelen at age eighty-eight.
Images for kids
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Rita Reys & Trijntje Oosterhuis at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, singing White Christmas, Thursday 17 December 2009.
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Rita Reys gets a standing ovation at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Thursday 17 December 2009.
See also
In Spanish: Rita Reys para niños
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