Have you ever wondered what kind of hardships a Hollywood singer or actor had to go through to come out on top? Billie Holiday was one of the many singers who endured many before becoming one of the greatest jazz singers in her lifetime. As a little girl, she did not have a dominate male figure in her life. Clarance Holiday, her 15-year-old father, left to pursue his music career very early in Holiday’s life. Her mother, Sadie Fagan, was 13 and unmarried when she had Holiday. She as well left Holiday at a young age to go work as a maid up in Baltimore. Because of this, Holiday had to go live with one of her relatives. At the age of 6, Holiday began working. While she was living with her cousin, she was mistreated very often and almost sexually