caption death_date death_place alias birth_place label name background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name occupation
reys the netherlands , in 2004 performing in hotel de watergeus , noorden , 28 july 2013 breukelen , the netherlands europe 's first lady of jazz rotterdam , the netherlands universal music rita reys solo_singer 21 december 1924 jazz , bossa nova noordengroot3.jpg rita reys
 maria everdina reijs vocals
rita reys

rita reys -lrb- born maria everdina reijs ; 21 december 1924 -- 28 july 2013 -rrb- was a jazz singer from the netherlands .
at the 1960 french jazz festival of juan-les-pins , she received the title , `` europe 's first lady of jazz '' .
