India Adams (March 5, 1927 – April 25, 2020) was an American singer, known as the

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who dubbed the singing voices of Cyd Charisse and

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during the mid-1950s.

Career

She dubbed the singing voices for Charisse in ''

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'' (1953). That same year, she also dubbed for Crawford in ''

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'' (1953). Adams lived in England from 1965 to 1981. There, from 1969 to 1970, she was the

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for the West End stage production of ''

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'' at the

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, London. In 1991, together with two other prominent ghost singers, Jo Ann Greer and Annette Warren, she starred in the cabaret revue ''Voices'', produced by Alan Eichler, under the musical direction of John McDaniel, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. After spending another twenty years out of the public eye, Adams reappeared in early 1991, when she performed with several other singers at the Catalina Bar and Grill. She still remained active performing in clubs and musicals.

Personal life and death

Adams married advertising executive Jack Stanley in 1951. Adams died at the age of 93 on April 25, 2020.

Discography

* ''India Adams Sings!'' (ca. 1980s) * ''Comfort Me with Apples'' – with Ray Martin and His Orchestra (

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, 1959) * ''India Adams Sings Again'' (ca. 1980s)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, India Singers from Los Angeles 1927 births 2020 deaths 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers