Laura Nyro

Fact Sheet

Birthday	18 October 1947
Sign	Libra
Birthplace	USA
Date of death	April 8, 1997 (age 49)

Laura Nyro (October 18, 1947 - April 8, 1997) was an American singer and songwriter. She was best known, and had the most commercial success, as a songwriter rather than a performer. Her most well-known songs include "And When I Die" (made a hit by Blood, Sweat & Tears), "Stoney End", (covered by Barbra Streisand), "Wedding Bell Blues" (covered by Fifth Dimension), and "Eli's Coming" (a hit for Three Dog Night). (Ironically, Nyro's own best-selling single was a cover of Carole King's "Up on the Roof".)

Possibly frustrated by her lack of commercial success, Nyro announced her retirement from the music business at the age of 24. Five years later, however, she returned with the album Smile, a jazzy, laid-back album. After 1978, she would continue to release albums at the rate of about once every five years. None of these works became a major hit.

Nyro died of ovarian cancer.

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