The CD of Natalie Cole en Espanol is just exceptional. The songs are just beautifully selected and took me back to the memories of the music my parents would listen to.

• • • • • • Website Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, voice actress, songwriter, and actress. Valkyrie Profile 2 Undub Patch. The daughter of, she rose to musical success in the mid-1970s as an artist with the hits ', ' (1975), and ' (1977). Cole re-emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album and her cover of 's '.

In the 1990s, she re-recorded standards by her father, resulting in her biggest success,, which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole seven. She sold over 30 million records worldwide.

On December 31, 2015, Cole died at the age of 65 at in Los Angeles, California, due to. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Natalie Cole was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, the daughter of and former Orchestra singer, and raised in the affluent district of Los Angeles. Regarding her childhood, Cole referred to her family as 'the black ' and was exposed to many great singers of, and.

At the age of 6, Natalie sang on her father's Christmas album and later began performing at age 11. Cole grew up with an older adopted sister, (1944–2009) (her mother Maria's younger sister's daughter), adopted brother Nat 'Kelly' Cole (1959–95), and younger twin sisters Timolin and Casey (born 1961). Her uncle is a singer and pianist with numerous albums and awards. Cole enrolled in Northfield School for Girls, an elite New England preparatory school (since 1971 known as Northfield Mount Hermon School) before her father died of lung cancer in February 1965. Soon afterwards she began having a difficult relationship with her mother. She enrolled in the. She transferred briefly to where she pledged the Upsilon chapter of sorority.

She later transferred back to the University of Massachusetts, where she majored in Child Psychology and minored in German, graduating in 1972. [ ] Music career [ ]. Natalie and at NBC studios, 1975 Cole grew up listening to a variety of artists from soul artists such as to psychedelic blues-rock icon. After graduation she began singing at small clubs with her band, Black Magic. Clubs initially welcomed her because she was Nat King Cole's daughter, only to be disappointed when she began covering R&B and rock numbers. While performing, she was noted by a couple of producers in the Chicago area, Chuck Jackson and, who then approached her to do records. After cutting several records together, they passed off the music to several record labels.

Most labels turned them down with one exception., her father's label, heard the records and agreed to sign her. [ ] Cole, Yancy, and Jackson went into studios in Los Angeles to polish the recordings they had shipped, resulting in the release of Cole's debut album,, which included songs that reminded listeners of. In fact, Franklin later contended that songs such as ', 'I Can't Say No', and others were originally offered to her while she was recording the album. Franklin turned most of the songs down but agreed to record the title track for her album. Cole also recorded 'You'.

Released in 1975, the album became an instant success thanks to 'This Will Be', which became a top ten hit and later winning Cole a for. A second single, ', also became a hit.

Both songs reached number-one on the R&B chart. Cole also won at the Grammy Awards for her accomplishments, making her the first African-American artist to attain that feat. The media's billing of Cole as the 'new Aretha Franklin' inadvertently started a rivalry between the two singers.