Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for her versatile voice and her adventurous repertoire, which spans such divergent genres as show tunes, rock, and country music. In 1983, she travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career. In 1986, she founded a trio with bassist
David Piltch and pianist
Aaron Davis. Offered a record deal in 1989, the
Holly Cole Trio released an EP,
Christmas Blues, that year, which featured a version of
The Pretenders' "2,000 Miles". This was followed by th…
read more