- Born
- December 21, 1953
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-03
- 2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 5.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 6.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- December 21, 1953
- Died
- May 10, 2020
6
Sources- 1.“"Clean Up Woman" Singer Betty Wright Has Died”essence.com/celebrity/clean-up-woman-singer-betty-wright-has-died/
- 2.Stated in heavy.com“Soul & R&B Icon Betty Wright Dies at 66”heavy.com/entertainment/2020/05/betty-wright-dies/Retrieved 2020-05-10
- 3.“Betty Wright obituary”theguardian.com/music/2020/may/11/betty-wright-obituary
- 4.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 5.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 6.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- May 10, 2020
- Birthplace
- Miami
5
Sources- 1.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 5.Stated in Oxford ReferenceRetrieved 2022-12-24
- Miami
- Place of death
- Miami
4
Sources- 1.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- Miami
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
1
- , singer
2
Sources- 1.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- , record producer
- +1 more
- singer-songwriter
- Spouse
- King Sporty(1985–2015)
4
Sources- 1.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2022-12-24
- King Sporty(1985–2015)
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118 statements · 45% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Given name
- Betty
6
Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
- 2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 5.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 6.Stated in Oxford ReferenceRetrieved 2022-12-24
- Betty
- Genre
- soul
2
Sources- 1.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.grammy.com/artists/betty-wright/16266Retrieved 2022-12-24
- soul
- Birth name
- Bessie Regina Norris
4
Sources- 1.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- Bessie Regina Norris
- Family name
- Wright
5
Sources- 1.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.Stated in Rate Your MusicRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 5.Stated in Oxford ReferenceRetrieved 2022-12-24
- Wright
- Sex or gender
- female
4
Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-22
- female
- Name in native language
- Betty Wright
4
Sources- 1.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.grammy.com/artists/betty-wright/16266Retrieved 2022-12-24
- 4.Stated in Oxford ReferenceRetrieved 2022-12-24
- Betty Wright
- Manner of death
- natural causes
3
Sources- 1.“Betty Wright obituary”theguardian.com/music/2020/may/11/betty-wright-obituaryRetrieved 2020-05-13
- 2.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.bettywright.com/betty-at-a-glanceRetrieved 2022-12-24
- natural causes
- Cause of death
- cancer
3
Sources- 1.“Betty Wright obituary”theguardian.com/music/2020/may/11/betty-wright-obituaryRetrieved 2020-05-13
- 2.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.bettywright.com/betty-at-a-glanceRetrieved 2022-12-24
- cancer
- Place of burial
- unknown
1
- unknown
- Awards
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Song(February 28, 1976) awarded for period: 1975 · statement is subject of: 18th Annual Grammy Awards · subject has role: singer, songwriter
3
Sources- 1.grammy.com/awards/18th-annual-grammy-awards?cat=694Retrieved 2022-12-24
- 2.grammy.com/artists/betty-wright/16266Retrieved 2022-12-24
- 3.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2022-12-24
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Song(February 28, 1976) awarded for period: 1975 · statement is subject of: 18th Annual Grammy Awards · subject has role: singer, songwriter
- Website
- bettywright.com language: English · has characteristic: memorial
1
- bettywright.com language: English · has characteristic: memorial
- Social media followers
- 362,000(November 8, 2025) youtube channel id: UCKV53OCO-0sAC6OzGO0s2Fg
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- 329,000(February 1, 2025) youtube channel id: UCKV53OCO-0sAC6OzGO0s2Fg
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- 290,000(January 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCKV53OCO-0sAC6OzGO0s2Fg
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- 260,000(May 31, 2023) youtube channel id: UCKV53OCO-0sAC6OzGO0s2Fg
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- 233,000(December 24, 2022) youtube channel id: UCKV53OCO-0sAC6OzGO0s2Fg
- 30,905(December 23, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 233675476
- 362,000(November 8, 2025) youtube channel id: UCKV53OCO-0sAC6OzGO0s2Fg
On other databases
78 identifiers linking Betty Wright across the web's reference databases
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- National Library of Korea IDKAC202047456
- National Library of Lithuania IDLNB:BhB3;=BF
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