Bonnie Pointer | |
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Birth name | Patricia Eva Pointer |
Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | July 11, 1950
Died | June 8, 2020 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 69)
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Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1969โ2020 |
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Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 โ June 8, 2020)[1] was an American singer, best known for having been a member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Pointer scored several moderate solo hits after leaving the Pointer Sisters in 1977, including a disco cover of the Elgins' "Heaven Must Have Sent You" which became a U.S. top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.[2]