Date of Birth
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15-June-1941
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Place of Birth
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Brooklyn
(United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Nillsson, Nillson, Midnight Cowboy, Nilson, H. Nilsson, Harry Edward Nilsson III, Harry Edward Nilsson III, Nilsson, Harry Edward Nilsson III, Harry Edward Nilsson III
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Profession
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Singer, Songwriter, Singer-songwriter, Film Score Composer
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Quotes
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- A point in every direction is the same as no point at all.
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Harry Edward Nilsson III, usually credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. He is known for the hit singles "Everybody's Talkin'", "Without You", and "Coconut". Nilsson also wrote the song “One†made famous by the rock band Three Dog Night. His career is notable for the fact that he was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success without ever performing major public concerts or undertaking regular tours.
He was awarded Grammys for two of his recordings; best male contemporary vocal in 1969 for "Everybody's Talkin'", a prominent song in the Academy Award-winning movie Midnight Cowboy, and best male pop vocal in 1972 for "Without You."
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