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Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born March 26 ) is an American singer. She became successful with the Motown group The Supremes. The Supremes sold millions of albums and made it possible for other African American musical acts to become famous with internationalaudiences.
Diana Ross had a successful solo career from the s. She is a highly-paid concert performer. She also starred in three movies: Lady Sings The Blues, the story of the blues singer Billie Holiday; Mahogany, a story about a fashiondesigner; and The Wiz, an African-American version of the bookThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Personal life
[change | change source]She was born in in Detroit, Michigan. Ross worked as a secretary for Motown Records in Detroit.
Ross has five children and two grandchildren.
Discography
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Who Is Diana Ross?
Diana Ross began singing with friends as a teenager, and eventually formed the groundbreaking s trio the Supremes, going on to have hits like "Come See About Me" and "You Can't Hurry Love." Ross left for a solo career in , later reaching No. 1 with hits like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Love Hangover." She starred in the films Mahogany and Lady Sings the Blues as well, earning an Oscar nomination for the latter. Despite personal and professional ups and downs, Ross has withstood the test of time as a performer with a career that spans more than four decades.
Early Life and The Supremes
Ross was born on March 26, , in Detroit, Michigan. Developing a reputation as an accomplished performer, Ross began singing in the group the Primettes with friends Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard and Barbara Martin as a teenager. Martin eventually dropped out, but the remaining members of the group went on to b
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A diva of pop, soul, disco and the Motown sound, Diana Ross is one of the most prolific talents to come out of Detroit. Ross is a time Grammy-nominated singer, Oscar-nominated actress, and producer. With a total of six number-one hits and 12 Billboard top 10 singles in the U.S., she has recorded 57 albums. In total, Ross has sold more than million albums both as a member of the Motown group, The Supremes, and as a solo artist.
Diana Ross was born in Detroit on March 26, Her mother named her Diane but a typo on the birth certificate led to the name Diana. She spent her teenage years with her family in the low-income Brewster-Douglas Projects. Fellow Motown star Smokey Robinson was a friend from her former North End neighborhood. While attending Cass Technical High School, Ross joined a music group named the Primettes with girls from her neighborhood. The Primettes were a sister group to the male group the Primes, later to be known as The Temptations. The gir