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Melba Moore

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (October 29, 1945- )
    Hits include 'You Stepped Into My Life,' and 'This Is It'

Why she might be annoying:

    Her name sounds like toast.
    She quit teaching to sing in nightclubs.
    'Melba,' her 1986 sitcom, tanked.
    In 1991, her husband/business manager divorced her, leaving her penniless.
    Her only child abandoned her to live with Bill Cosby.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She won the 1970 Tony for her Broadway role in the musical 'Purlie.'
    Her trademarks include a 4-octave vocal range and ability to hit the 'whistle note.'
    After her divorce, she was forced to go on welfare.
    She made a musical comeback with a gospel recording in 2002.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 97 Votes: 42.27% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 60.29% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 112 Votes: 50.89% Annoying