Etta Cameron | |
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![]() Etta Cameron, 1970 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Ettamae Louvita Coakley |
Born | Nassau, Bahamas | 21 November 1939
Died | 4 March 2010 Aarhus, Denmark | (aged 70)
Genres | Jazz, gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1970s–2009 |
Etta Cameron (born Ettamae Louvita Coakley; 21 November 1939 – 4 March 2010) was a Bahamian–Danish singer.[1] She especially sang jazz and gospel, and left her mark in the Danish music culture through her entire career from her arrival in Denmark in the 1970s. She was made a Knight of Dannebrog in 1997.[2]
Cameron was also well known as one of the judges in the first two seasons of Scenen er din, the Danish version of the American TV show Star Search.