Diana Ross

Diana Ross (born the March 26th 1944 with Strait, Michigan) is a singer of Soul, pop, and Rhythm and blues American.

Biography

The complete name related to its birth certificate is Diana Ernestine Earle Ross , the first name Diana resulting from an error at the time of the inscription on the birth certificate, his/her parents having wished the prénommer Diane, first name which will be used in the everyday life lasting all its youth until the starting of its musical career at Motown. Ernestine is the first name of his/her mother, her intermediate name Earle is the family name of his/her mother and Ross, its family name, comes to him from his/her father.

In 1959, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard and Barbara Martin found Primettes. In 1960, they sign a contract with the company Motown and they are renamed The Supremes the following year. Barbara Martin leaves the group later a few months. Their first very large success is Where did our coils go in 1964. In 1967, the popularity of Ross is such as the group becomes Diana Ross & the Supremes . In 1967 Florence Ballard is replaced by Cindy Birdsong. In the Sixties, the Supreme ones classify 12 songs at the head American pop classifications.

In October 1969, Diana Ross leaves the Supreme ones to start a career solo. In 1970, the song Ain' T No Mountain High Enough is classified pop number 1 In 1972, it interprête the role of Billie Holiday in the film Lady Sings the Blues what will be worth a candidature for the Oscars to him.

In 1973 after number 1 pop Touch me in the morning , appears the album of duets with Marvin Gaye Diana and Marvin . In 1975, Diana Ross is the head of poster of the film Mahogany of which she interprets also the original soundtrack (it song-title Do you know where you' Re going to is pop number 1). It makes a third film, " The wiz" , in 1978.

In 1976 it leaves the tube disco music Love hangover (number 1 disco music, pop and R&B) followed in 1979 of The boss (number 1 disco music) and in 1980 of Upside Down which was an enormous success (another number 1 disco music, pop and R&B, rare triplet especially at the time). It is extracted from the album " diana" (with D lower-case) like the simple following I' m coming out (pop n°5 and n° 6 R &B). The artistic realizers of the album are the group Chic.

In 1981, Endless Coils , a duet with Lionel Richie, is the greatest success of its career (number 1 R &B and pop). It then signs a contract with RCA with the United States and EMI in Europe but will turn over in the Motown bosom in 1989 (only in the United States and until 1999). After Muscles in 1982, a title written and carried out by Michael Jackson (n° pop 4 R &B and n°10), her larger successes of the time are Swept away (number 1 dance in 1984) and Missing you (number 1 R &B in 1984 in homage to died of Marvin Gaye) in the United States, Chain reaction in Europe (number 1 English in 1985) and If we hold one together in Japan (number 1 left initially in 1988). Its disc of 1987 " Red hot rhythm and blues" is the last at RCA and also one of the last of the famous Tom sound engineer Dowd (who inter alia had worked with Aretha Franklin at the time of his years Atlantic).

It returns in Motown with Workin' overtime , simple classified number 3 R &B. In the Nineties, it has regular successes: No matter what you C duet of 1991 with Al B. Sour! , number 4 R &B, When you Tel. me that you coils to me number 2 English of 1991, the abum " Stolen moments" number 10 jazz in 1993, " One woman" compilation of 1993 which is classified number 1 in England and becomes triple platinum, Take me higher number 1 dance in 1995, Until we meet again number 2 dance in 1999 or " 'Not over you yet number 9 English in 1999.

To the end of the year 2005, to England a recovery leaves its title When you Tel. me that you coils me , taken again by the group Westlife in duet with Diana Ross itself (number 2 English).

In 2006 Motown leaves an album new songs jazz recorded in 1972, " Blue" , album which is classified number 2 jazz.

Its return discographic in 2007 to the United States, after 7 years of absence, is a success. The album " I coils you" left in October 2006 number 16 R &B is classified. It starts then an American round in April followed by Europe in May.

Diana Ross is the woman having sold the most discs of the history. She and the Supreme ones are exceeded only by Elvis Presley and Beatles according to the Guiness book of the records.

Discography

Diana Ross (1970)
Everything is Everything (1970)
Diana! (TV Special Soundtrack put Gast-Stars: The Jackson Five, Danny Thomas & Bill Cosby, 1971)
Surrender (1971)
Lady Sings the Blues (Soundtrack Film, 1972)
Blue (recorded in 1972, published in 2006)
Touch me in the Morning (1973)
Diana & Marvin (in duet with Marvin Gaye, 1973)
Last Time I Saw Him (1973)
Diana Ross Live At Caesar' S De luxe hotel (1974)
Mahogany (Film Soundtrack, Diana singt nur den Haupt-Titelsong C You Know Where You' Re Going To , 1975)
Diana Ross (1976)
Diana Ross Greatest Hits (1976)
Year Evening with Diana Ross (Live aufgenommen in Los Angeles, 1977)
Baby It' S Me (1977)
Ross (1978)
The Boss (1979)
Diana (1980)
It' S My Turn (Film Soundtrack, Diana singt nur den Haupt-Titelsong, 1980)
To Love Again (1981)
All the Great Hits (1981)
Why Do Fools Fall in Coils (1981)
Silk Electric (1982)
Ross (1983)
Swept Away (1984)
Eaten Alive (1985)
Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987)
Workin' Overtime (1989)
The Force Behind the Power (1991)
When you dream (left only in Japan by EMI/Toshiba in 1992)
Stolen Moments - The Lady Sings Jazz & Blues (1993)
Forever Diana (4 CD Box Set, 1993)
One Woman - The Ultimate Collection (1993)
Extended Diana - The Remixes (1994)
has Very Special Season (1994) off
Making spirits brights (left by Hallmark in 1994)
Take Me Higher (1995)
Voice Coils (1996)
Every Day has New Day (1999)
Love & Life (2001)
I Coils You (2006)

External bonds

International Diana Ross Website
DIANA ROSS SUPERSTAR
Diana Ross Words
Diana Ross & the Supreme on Motownlegends.fr

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