Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan in nineteen fifteen in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents were Sadie Fagan and Clarence Holiday.

1915年，比莉·荷莉戴出生于马里兰的巴尔的摩，其名字是埃莉诺拉·费根。她的父母分别是莎蒂·费根以及克拉伦斯·荷莉戴。