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Biography
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Gayla Peevey
Effective period / Period of releases: 1953 - 1957
Gayla Peevey (born March 8, 1943) is a former singer and child star from Ponca City, Oklahoma. She is best known for her recording of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas". Peevey recorded the novelty song when she was 10 years old.In 1959, she had a minor hit with the song "Robot Man", recorded under the name Jamie Horton.
Mother of Sydney Forest.
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