Odia Coates

Odia Coates was an American singer, best known for her highprofile hits with Canadian singersongwriter Paul Anka.

The daughter of an evangelical minister, Odia Coates was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As a young child her family moved to Watts, California, where her father served as pastor in the Beautiful Gates Church Of God In Christ, where she sang in the church choir. She eventually became a member of the Northern California State Youth Choir, cofounded by Edwin Hawkins.

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