BEIJING, June 11 -- Grammy-winner Natalie Cole on Tuesday said she will return to singing in September following a recent kidney transplant, and she set her first performance in the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Cole, the 59-year-old daughter of legendary singer Nat "King" Cole who revealed last year she suffered from Hepatitis C, underwent kidney transplant surgery in May.
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Singer Natalie Cole arrives at the 2007 Musicares Person of the Year dinner honoring musician Don Henley in Los Angeles February 9, 2007 |
Cole has won nine Grammys in her 30-year career, which has included "Unforgettable ... With Love," featuring a duet with her late father performed by using electronic technology.
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne disease that can cause inflammation of the liver and sometimes liver cancer.