Lalah Hathaway

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.

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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)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

singer / jazz musician / recording artist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

University

Berklee College of Music

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Official sitehttps://www.lalahhathaway.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lalahhathaway/
• Xhttps://x.com/LalahHathaway
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalah%20Hathaway
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2695159

Tags

• Illinois
• singer
• jazz musician
• recording artist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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