"Batson Bergen, Flora"@en . . "1906Z"^^ . "1906-12-01Z"^^ . . "Batson, Flora"@en . . "The Double-Voiced Queen of Song"@en . . . "1885Z"^^ . "1864-04-16Z"^^ . "Flora Batson (1864\u20131906) was a popular and well-known black concert singer, nicknamed \"The Double-Voiced Queen of Song\" because of her soprano-baritone range. She was also called \"the colored Jenny Lind\" in the press.Batson was born in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 1864. She began singing at a young age, in her church choir. In 1885, she began touring with the Bergen Star Company and became internationally known."@en . "Flora Batson"@en . "Flora Batson"@en . "1906Z"^^ . "American concert singer" . "1864Z"^^ . . . . "solo_singer" .