Betty Everett
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About
Pianist and soul singer whose hit single, "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)," went to #1 on the R&B charts.
Before Fame
She started singing gospel music in church at the age of nine and, by eighteen, she started pursuing a career in secular music.
Trivia
Among her song 'I Can't Hear You' was covered by Dusty Springfield, and 'Getting Mighty Crowded' was covered by Elvis Costello.
Family Life
She grew up in Greenwood, Mississippi.
Associated With
Cher's version of "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" appeared in the closing credits for the 1990 film, Mermaids and reached #1 on the U.K. charts, where it sold more than half a million copies in five weeks.
