Images: Natalie Cole, 1950-2015
See images from the life of Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat "King" Cole who carried on his musical legacy. Cole died Thursday night, Dec. 31, 2015, according to publicist Maureen O'Connor. She was 65.
The Family of Nat "King" Cole relax from their busy schedules and take time out for a family picture in the pool area at their home in Hollywood, Ca., Feb. 26, 1957. Nat's wife, Maria, left, and his daughters Carol, 12, center, and Natalie, 6, right, watch their boxer, Mr. Pet.
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Singer Natalie Cole, left, and her mother, Maria Cole, widow of the late singer Nat "King" Cole, show off the star presented to to her after being honored at Hollywood?s Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Feb. 5, 1979. Her father?s stars (two, one for television, the other for recording) were placed in the walk in 1961. This is the first time that a father and daughter have had stars place in the Walk of Fame.
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Singer Natalie Cole performs at "An Evening of SeriousFun Celebrating the Legacy of Paul Newman", hosted by the SeriousFun Children's Network at Avery Fisher Hall on Monday, March 2, 2015, in New York.
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Natalie Cole attends the 2014 Angel Ball, hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation, at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in New York.
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From left, Claudia Elena Vasquez, Carlos Vives, and Natalie Cole pose backstage with the awards for best tropical fusion album, best tropical song and song of the year at the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, in Las Vegas.
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Natalie Cole performs onstage at the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, in Las Vegas.
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Singer Natalie Cole performs during the SeriousFun Children's Network event at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Los Angeles. Founded by the actor Paul Newman in 1988, the network is a global community of 30 camps and programs serving children with serious illnesses.
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Latin Grammy nominee Natalie Cole is interviewed following the14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards nominations news conference at Avalon on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 in Los Angeles. The 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are scheduled for Nov. 21 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Natalie Cole performs "A Little More Blue" at the 2012 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Tribute to Caetano Veloso at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in Las Vegas.
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Singer Carole King, right, is joined by Natalie Cole onstage during the finale of the SeriousFun Children's Network event at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Los Angeles. Founded by actor Paul Newman in 1988, the network is a global community of 30 camps and programs serving children living with serious illnesses.
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Singer Natalie Cole talks to the media during a news conference Monday, Aug. 17, 2015 with musician David Foster and other artists for their upcoming concert in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Foster will have a one night only concert Tuesday featuring Natalie Cole, Ruben Studdard, Boyz II Men, Charice Pempengco and a new artist Mark Mabasa.
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Singers Johnny Mathis, left, and Natalie Cole pose together at the 2014 Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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In a Sunday, July 6, 2003 file photo, singer Natalie Cole performs on Stravinsky stage, during the 37th Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland. Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat "King" Cole who carried on his musical legacy, died Thursday night, Dec. 31, 2015, according to publicist Maureen O'Connor. She was 65.
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In a Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, Natalie Cole holds the best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist award backstage at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles. Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat "King" Cole who carried on his musical legacy, died Thursday night, Dec. 31, 2015, according to publicist Maureen O'Connor. She was 65.
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In a Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 file photo, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, left, embraces singer Natalie Cole at the 2014 Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat "King" Cole who carried on his musical legacy, died Thursday night, Dec. 31, 2015, according to publicist Maureen O'Connor. She was 65.
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In a Wednesday, June 26, 2013 file photo, Grammy winning singer-songwriter Natalie Cole poses for a portrait in promotion of her new album "Natalie Cole en Espanol," in New York. Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat "King" Cole who carried on his musical legacy, died Thursday night, Dec. 31, 2015, according to publicist Maureen O'Connor. She was 65.
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