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My Take
Lalah Hathaway is, to my ears, one of the most quietly astonishing voices in soul. Born in Chicago in 1968 and trained at Berklee, she carries the weight of being Donny Hathaway's daughter while standing entirely on her own, the "First Daughter of Soul" who broke through with her 1990 debut. Her Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance feels almost like an understatement next to her reputation among musicians for her control and those famous chord-singing moments. What I admire most is the patience: a career built on craft rather than hype. If you've never sat with her records, you're missing something special.
Overview
Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Credited as the "First Daughter of Soul", she is the first-born daughter of musician and soul singer Donny Hathaway. She rose to fame in the 1990s with the release of her debut self-titled album, Lalah Hathaway (1990).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lalah Hathaway
- Name (Japanese)
- レイラ・ハサウェイ
- Reading
- れいら・はさうぇい
- Born
- December 16, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / jazz musician / recording artist / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Berklee College of Music
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.