Rita Reys

Rita Reys (born Maria Everdina Reijs; 21 December 1924 – 28 July 2013) was a jazz singer from the Netherlands.

[1] She was promoted as "Europe's First Lady of Jazz".

[1] In the 1980s, Rita returned to the American Songbook, recording albums such as Memories of You with the Lex Jasper orchestra.

[2] She died in Breukelen, the Netherlands, on 28 July 2013.

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Rita Reys & Trijntje Oosterhuis at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw , singing White Christmas, Thursday 17 December 2009.
Rita Reys gets a standing ovation at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Thursday 17 December 2009.