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Patsy Cline will become first late female artist to perform via hologram

She was the first female solo artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and now 'Crazy' country-crooner Patsy Cline will become the first woman to become re-mortalized via Hologram USA.

You might've heard of the company: It stirred TuPac truthers back in 2012 by creating a Coachella set in the late-rapper's graven image.

For those too young to remember the 1950s-era country phenomenon, she was the first wildly-successful female country crossover artist -- somewhat of a proto-Taylor Swift, if you will. With a distinct voice, she became one of country's first female headliners, and the songs she first made hits have since been covered by Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire and countless others -- including LeAnne Rimes, whose own vocal styling is more than a little inspired by Cline's.

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The fact that Hologram USA has increased its ghostly wheelhouse to include a female artist -- who happens to also be the first hologrammed country artist -- is notable, but not surprising. Cline joins a now extensive "roster of deceased celebrities that HUSA has licensed from their respective estates," according to a press release. Liberace, Buddy Holly, and Ray Charles have all appeared from beyond the grave thanks to the technology.

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The Patsy Cline hologram will perform via a pay-per-view internet broadcast in 2016.