But once she was established, later in her career, she embraced his work. Nat King Cole passed away in 1965. Together, Natalie and Nat’s duet peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.

Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston and Lauryn Hill’s album of the year wins all came in the 1990s. Beyoncé’s fifth shot, for “Cowboy Carter,” arrives Sunday night.

Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with Hepatitis C and probably contracted the liver disease from drug use more than 30 years ago, according to her publicist.