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The word 'no' is a very good word in a singer's repertoire.
Kiri Te Kanawa
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Kiri Te Kanawa
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: March 6
Actor
Jazz Musician
Opera Singer
Gisborne
New Zealand
Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa
Kiri Janette Te Kanawa
Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa
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