Flora Batson (1864–1906) was a popular and well-known African-American concert singer, nicknamed "The Double-Voiced Queen of Song" because of her soprano-baritone range.
Batson sang professionally at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for two years before moving on at the age of thirteen.
She was a more modern version of Marie Selika Williams, Madam Flower "Bronze Melba", and Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones.
[6] She joined the company as a last-minute backup to soprano Nellie Brown, who had to cancel due to prior commitments.
"[10] Supported by Bergen's management and touring company, with a reputation as the only double voiced soloist of color in the United States, she performed all over the world.
They also toured together in Australia in 1899 and 1900 with Orpheus McAdoo's Georgia Minstrels and Genuine Alabama Cake Walkers.