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Viola Billups (born July 4, 1946), known by her stage name Pearly Gates, is an American disco and soul singer and member of girl group The Flirtations.
Earnestine Pearce and Shirley Pearce sisters from Orangeburg South Carolina and Viola Billups AKA Pearly Gates from Tuskegee Alabama are The Flirtations, known for their signature song “Nothing but a Heartache”.
The Flirtations recorded Hi-NRG tracks such as "Earthquake" (1983), "Read All About It" (1986) and "Back On My Feet Again" (1989), the latter reuniting Viola with the Pearce sisters. The track became a major hit in South Africa in 1984 reaching No. 6.
2. Mai 2021 · Pearly Gates was born as Viola 'Vie' Billups in Tuskegee, Alabama on the 4th of July. Her ambition to see the world took her to New York in the early 60s where she befriended sisters...
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Viola Billups, known by her stage name Pearly Gates, is an American disco and soul singer and member of girl group The Flirtations.
19. Okt. 2020 · Und tatsächlich, die Schwestern Earnestine und Shirley Pearce sowie ihre Freundin Viola Billups stammten aus Übersee (South Carolina) wo sie in New York ihre Karriere lanciert und als Quartett unter dem Namen The Gypsies bereits 1965 erste Singles veröffentlicht hatten.
Viola Billups and Earnestine Pearce performed together in public during March of 2001 in England, on the occasion of their former producer Sidney Barnes' first concert tour of the U.K., joining their one-time mentor from the 1960s on-stage. Like Barnes, and like the Fascinations, the Flirtations were idolized for years by Britain's enthusiasts ...
