Título: Doris Day
Seção: Early career (1938-1947)
Background: Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff  was born on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Alma Sophia (nee Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. All of her grandparents were German immigrants. For most of her life, Day reportedly believed she had been born in 1924 and reported her age accordingly; it was not until her 95th birthday, when the Associated Press found her birth certificate, showing a 1922 date, that she learned otherwise. The youngest of three siblings, she had two older brothers: Richard (who died before her birth) and Paul, 2-3 years older.

Conteúdo: While recovering from an auto accident, Day started to sing along with the radio and discovered a talent she did not know she had. Day said: "During this long, boring period, I used to while away a lot of time listening to the radio, sometimes singing along with the likes of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller [...]. But the one radio voice I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she shaded her voice, the casual yet clean way she sang the words."  Observing her daughter sing rekindled Alma's interest in show business, and she decided to give Doris singing lessons. She engaged a teacher, Grace Raine. After three lessons, Raine told Alma that young Doris had "tremendous potential"; Raine was so impressed that she gave Doris three lessons a week for the price of one. Years later, Day said that Raine had the biggest effect on her singing style and career.  During the eight months she was taking singing lessons, Day had her first professional jobs as a vocalist, on the WLW radio program Carlin's Carnival, and in a local restaurant, Charlie Yee's Shanghai Inn. During her radio performances, Day first caught the attention of Barney Rapp, who was looking for a girl vocalist and asked if Day would like to audition for the job. According to Rapp, he had auditioned about 200 singers when Day got the job.  While working for Rapp in 19

user: what happened in 1938 that started here career?

assistant: Day started to sing along with the radio and discovered a talent she did not know she had.

user: how old was she at this time?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: did she start singing more?

assistant: Observing her daughter sing rekindled Alma's interest in show business, and she decided to give Doris singing lessons.

user: what did she do after singing lessons?

assistant: Day had her first professional jobs as a vocalist, on the WLW radio program Carlin's Carnival, and in a local restaurant,

user: Did she stay there long?

assistant: Day first caught the attention of Barney Rapp,

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assistant: During 1945-46, Day (as vocalist with the Les Brown Band) had six other top ten hits on the Billboard chart: "

user: What other interesting facts about the article?

assistant: While working for Rapp in 1939, she adopted the stage surname "Day",

user: What did she do after working for Rapp?

assistant: ". After working with Rapp, Day worked with bandleaders Jimmy James, Bob Crosby, and Les Brown.

user: What did she do the the bandleaders?

assistant: While working with Brown, Day scored her first hit recording, "Sentimental Journey", released in early 1945.