Maria Cole

Maria Cole
Cole with her husband Nat, 1951
Background information
Birth nameMaria Antoinette Hawkins
Born(1922-08-01)August 1, 1922
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 10, 2012(2012-07-10) (aged 89)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsSinger
Years active1936–1955
LabelsCapitol
Spouse(s)Spurgeon Ellington
Nat King Cole
Gary DeVore
Children: 5, including Natalie Cole

Maria Cole (née Hawkins; August 1, 1922 – July 10, 2012) was an American jazz singer and the wife of singer Nat King Cole; mother of the singer Natalie Cole.

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