Odia Coates was an American singer, (born, 13 Nov 1941, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA, died, 19 May 1991 (aged 49) Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA) best known for her high-profile hits with Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka.
The daughter of an evangelical minister, Odia Coates was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As a young child her family moved to Watts, California, where her father served as pastor in the Beautiful Gates Church Of God In Christ, where she sang in the church choir. She eventually became a member of the Northern California State Youth Choir, co-founded by Edwin Hawkins, and then later The Sisters Love.