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GRANT, Gogi

(b Audrey Brown, 20 Sep. '24, Philadelphia PA) Pop singer. Moved to LA at age twelve. Infl. by Russ Colombo, Ruth Etting; won state-wide contest for teen singers, also TV talent shows; had several hits '55--6 on Era incl. top ten 'Suddenly There's A Valley', no. 1 'Wayward Wind'; switched to RCA and just made Hot 100 with 'Strange Are The Ways Of Love' '58, backed throughout by Buddy Bregman band. She also dubbed vocals for Ann Blyth in film biography of Helen Morgan '57.