Odia Coates

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Odia Coates : biography

1942 – May 19, 1991

Odia Coates (November 13, 1941 – May 19, 1991) was an American singer, best known for her high-profile hits with Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka.

Solo work

She had minor success as a solo artist with the Anka-penned track "You Come And You Go" and a cover of the Electric Light Orchestra song Showdown.

Work with Paul Anka

Coates is best remembered for her duet with Paul Anka called "(You’re) Having My Baby" that went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1974. They recorded several more duets that produced Top 10 & Top 20 hits such as 1974’s "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" plus in 1975 "I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone" and "(I Believe) There’s Nothing Stronger Than Our Love". Coates also recorded "Make It Up To Me in Love", a sequel to "One Man Woman/One Woman Man", with Anka in 1977. A big hit (and still popular today) on disco dancefloor’s in the extended version by producer Tom Moulton.

Death

Odia Coates died from breast cancer in 1991, aged 49.

Category:1942 births Category:1991 deaths Category:African-American female singers Category:American pop singers Category:Deaths from breast cancer Category:American performers of Christian music Category:People from Los Angeles, California Category:People from Vicksburg, Mississippi Category:Epic Records artists

Early life

The daughter of an evangelical minister, Odia Coates was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi but as a young girl her family moved to Watts, California. From an early age, she sang in her church choir and eventually became a member of the Southern California State Youth Choir.