Please answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 1950 -- present - caption: laine in 2007 - birth name: clementine dinah bullock - genre: jazz , pop - birth date: 28 october 1927 - name: dame cleo laine dbe - background: solo_singer - image: cleo_laine . jpg - birth place: uxbridge , middlesex , england Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cleo laine .
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dame cleo laine , lady dankworth , -lrb- born 28 october 1927 -rrb- is an english jazz and pop singer and an actress , noted for her scat singing and for her vocal range .though her natural range is that of a contralto , she is able to produce a '' g above high c '' , giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves .laine is the only female performer to have received grammy nominations in the jazz , popular and classical music categories .she is the widow of jazz composer sir john dankworth .