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Frances Nero

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Frances Nero

Birth
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
29 Nov 2014 (aged 71)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Beverly Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Singer. Born Willie Frances Peak, she recorded for Motown Records after winning a talent show in 1965. She was awarded $500, one dozen long stemmed red roses and a recording contract for one year and the honor of being the first female artist signed to Motown's subsidiary Soul label. In 1966 she recorded her first release "Keep On Lovin' Me", however, it was not a major hit. After having no other recordings with Motown, she left Motown after three years. However, she had a hit single in the UK in 1991 with "Footsteps Following Me".
Singer. Born Willie Frances Peak, she recorded for Motown Records after winning a talent show in 1965. She was awarded $500, one dozen long stemmed red roses and a recording contract for one year and the honor of being the first female artist signed to Motown's subsidiary Soul label. In 1966 she recorded her first release "Keep On Lovin' Me", however, it was not a major hit. After having no other recordings with Motown, she left Motown after three years. However, she had a hit single in the UK in 1991 with "Footsteps Following Me".

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Babe
  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139347028/frances-nero: accessed ), memorial page for Frances Nero (13 Mar 1943–29 Nov 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139347028, citing Acacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.