Hologram of Billie Holiday to Bring Her Back to Apollo Theater

Late musical icon Billie Holiday will be appearing at the Apollo Theater in Harlem again, this time via hologram.

Holiday, who made her debut at the Apollo when she was 19, appeared at the famed venue nearly 30 times.

The New York City theater said the likeness of Holiday will developed by Hologram USA later this year, said The Associated Press.

The hologram will be available for viewing during the daytime tours in an effort to boost the Apollo's daytime programming.

The Apollo's nighttime programming includes "Amateur Night" and "Apollo Music Cafe."

Holiday was born in Philadelphia and died in 1959 in New York City at age 44.

She was induced into Apollo's Walk of Fame earlier this year.


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