Florence LaRue

Florence LaRue is an American actress, humanitarian, and Grammy Award awardwinning singer. She is best known as the original female lead singer of The 5th Dimension.

LaRue was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, but moved to Glenside, Pennsylvania when she was young. She began her musical education studying dance and violin. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she earned an Associates Degree in Music from Los Angeles City College. She later received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from California State University.

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