What is Natalie Cole?
{{Infobox person | name = Natalie Cole | image = Nataliecole2007.jpg | caption = Cole in 2007 | birth_name = Natalie Maria Cole | birth_date = {{birth date|1950|2|6}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|31|1950|2|6}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]] | occupation = {{Flat list| *Singer *songwriter *actress}} | years_active = 1956–2015 | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Marvin Yancy]]|1976|1980|reason=div.}}|{{marriage|[[Andre Fischer]]|1989|1995|reason=div.}}|{{marriage|[[Kenneth Dupree]]<br />|2001|2004|reason=div.}}}} | children = 1 (deceased) | parents = [[Nat King Cole]]<br />[[Maria Cole]] | relatives = {{plainlist| *[[Carole Cole]] (sister) *[[Eddie Cole]] (uncle) *[[Ike Cole]] (uncle) *[[Freddy Cole]] (uncle) *[[Lionel Cole]] (cousin) }} | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | instrument = Vocals | origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | genre = {{Flat list| *[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] *[[Pop music|pop]] *[[Soul music|soul]] *[[jazz]] *[[funk]]}} | label ={{Flat list| *[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] *[[Epic Records|Epic]] *[[Modern Records|Modern]] *[[Manhattan Records|EMI-Manhattan]] *[[Elektra Records|Elektra]] *[[Verve Records|Verve]] *DMI / [[Atco Records|ATCO]]|}} | associated_acts ={{Flat list| *[[Nat King Cole]] *[[The Independents (vocal group)|The Independents]] *[[Chaka Khan]] *[[Peabo Bryson]] *[[Patti LaBelle]] *[[Stevie Wonder]] *[[Whitney Houston]] *[[Juan Luis Guerra]]|}} | website = {{URL|nataliecole.com}} }} }} '''Natalie Marie Cole''' (February 6, 1950 &ndash; December 31, 2015), better known as simply '''Natalie Cole''', was an [[Americans|American]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]. She was a daughter of [[Nat King Cole]] and [[Maria Cole]] and a niece of [[Freddy Cole]]. She became successful during the mid to late 1970s as an [[R&B]] musician. After a period of low musical sales due to heavy [[drug addict