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Peggy Lee, artiestennaam van Norma Dolores Egstrom (Jamestown (North Dakota), 26 mei 1920 – Bel-Air (Los Angeles), 21 januari 2002), was een Amerikaanse jazz- en popzangeres, songwriter, componist en actrice, bekend om haar verleidelijke, hese stem en gereserveerde 'coole' zangstijl. Haar bekendste nummers waren Why Don't You Do Right?, Fever en Is That All There Is?

Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music. Called the "Queen of American pop music", Lee recorded more than 1,100 masters and co-wrote over 270 songs. She is best known for her role in the Walt Disney classic Lady and the Tramp and voices Darling, Peg, the Siamese cats, among others. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1955 film Pete Kelly's Blues.