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Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as pop, jazz, adult contemporary and R&B. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta beginning in the 1990s. She was known for her four–octave vocal range. She once sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Los Angeles Lakers game opener using all four of those octaves. Although Williams never had any albums certified gold nor any Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she scored six Top 10 hits on the United States Billboard R&B chart from the mid–1980s to the early–1990s that included "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (1986), "Sweet Sweet Love" (1988), "Special" (1991), and her 1989 single and signature song, "Congratulations".

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rdfs:label	Vesta Williams (en) Vesta Williams (fr) ヴェスタ・ウィリアムス (ja) Vesta Williams (pl) Vesta Williams (nl) Vesta Williams (pt) Уильямс, Веста (ru)
rdfs:comment	Vesta Williams, également connue sous son simple prénom Vesta, est une chanteuse afro-américaine née le 1er décembre 1957 à Coshocton, Ohio, et morte le 22 septembre 2011 à El Segundo, Californie. Ayant expérimenté avec la soul et le rhythm and blues, elle est renommée pour sa gamme vocale de quatre octaves révélée lors d'une interprétation de The Star-Spangled Banner pour les Lakers de Los Angeles. Vesta Williams connaît son plus grands succès aux États-Unis à la fin des années 1980 avec des chansons comme "" (1986), "" (1988), "" (1993) ainsi que son titre phare, "" (1989). (fr) Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as pop, jazz, adult contemporary and R&B. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta beginning in the 1990s. She was known for her four–octave vocal range. She once sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Los Angeles Lakers game opener using all four of those octaves. Although Williams never had any albums certified gold nor any Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she scored six Top 10 hits on the United States Billboard R&B chart from the mid–1980s to the early–1990s that included "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (1986), "Sweet Sweet Love" (1988), "Special" (1991), and her 1989 single and signature song, "Congratulations". (en) ヴェスタ・ウイリアムス（Vesta Williams、1957年12月1日 - 2011年9月22日）は、アフリカ系アメリカ人のR&B歌手。彼女はクレジットタイトルにフル・ネームを使う事もあれば、シンプルに「ヴェスタ (Vesta)」とだけ表記することもある。 (ja) Mary Vesta Williams (ur. 1 grudnia 1957 w Coshocton, zm. 22 września 2011 w El Segundo) – amerykańska piosenkarka r&b, występowała jako Vesta Williams i Vesta. W latach 80. i na początku lat 90. miała szereg hitów na amerykańskiej liście przebojów US Billboard R&B, takich jak „Once Bitten, Twice Shy”, „Sweet Sweet Love”, „Congratulations” i „Special”. 22 września 2011 w pokoju hotelowym w Los Angeles znaleziono ciało wokalistki, przyczyną śmierci prawdopodobnie było przedawkowanie narkotyków. (pl) Mary Vesta Williams (Coshocton, Ohio, Estados Unidos, 1 de Dezembro de 1957 – El Segundo, California, Estados Unidos, 22 de Setembro de 2011) foi uma artista e compositora americana, que realizou em gêneros como pop, jazz, adult contemporary e R&B. Originalmente creditada como Vesta Williams, que às vezes era simplesmente anunciada como Vesta início na Década de 1990. Ela era conhecida por seu alcance vocal de quatro oitavas. Certa vez, ela cantou "The Star Spangled Banner" para o Los Angeles Lakers usando todas as quatro oitavas. Embora Williams nunca teve nenhum álbum nem qualquer top 40 hits na Billboard Hot 100, ela marcou seis Top 10 hits no nos Estad"Once Bitten, Twice Shy", "Sweet Sweet Love", "Special", e seu 1989 hit e canção de assinatura, "Congratulations". (pt) Ве́ста Уи́льямс (англ. Vesta Williams; 1 декабря 1957, Кошоктон, Огайо, США — 22 сентября 2011, Эль-Секундо, Калифорния, США) — американская R&B- и хип-хоп-певица и актриса. (ru) Mary Vesta Williams (Coshocton, 1 december 1957 – El Segundo, 22 september 2011) was een Amerikaanse r&b, soul, funk, pop en jazz-singer-songwriter en actrice. Oorspronkelijk vermeld als Vesta Williams, stond ze vanaf de jaren 1990 kortweg bekend als Vesta. Ze stond bekend om haar vocale bereik van vier octaven. Ze zong ooit "The Star-Spangled Banner" voor de game-opener van de Los Angeles Lakers en gebruikte daarbij alle vier de octaven. Hoewel Williams nooit gouden albums of Top 40-hits in de Billboard Hot 100 had, scoorde ze zes Top 10-hits in de Billboard r&b-hitlijst in de Verenigde Staten van het midden van de jaren 1980 tot het begin van de jaren 1990, waaronder "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (1986), "Sweet Sweet Love" (1988), "Special" (1991) en haar r&b-hit en kenmerkende nummer "Congra (nl)
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name	Vesta Williams (en)
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foaf:givenName	Mary Vesta Williams (en)
birth place	Coshocton, Ohio
death place	El Segundo, California
death place	El Segundo, California, U.S. (en)
death date	2011-09-22 (xsd:date)
birth place	Coshocton, Ohio, U.S. (en)
birth date	1957-12-01 (xsd:date)
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