Teresa Brewer

At 5'3" and 105 pounds, Teresa Brewer was a petite powerhouse of American music. Born Theresa Veronica Breuer on May 7, 1931, she sang with auburn hair and blue eyes that matched her bright stage presence. Over a 50-year career from 1949 to 1999, she recorded around 600 songs, blending pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty tunes.

American by nationality and Caucasian by ethnicity, she was straight and worked primarily as a musician. She became one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s. Her versatility let her move easily between genres, appealing to a broad audience. She passed away on October 17, 2007, at age 76, leaving behind a vast musical legacy.