Janis Joplin
Birthday: 1943-01-19
Deathday: 1970-10-04
Place of birth: Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Also known as: Janis Lyn Joplin
imdb_id: nm0429767
Biography:
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
