Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born March 26 1944) 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 international audiences.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diane Ernestine Earle Ross |
| Born | March 26, 1944 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, record producer, actress |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Labels | Motown, RCA |
| Website | www.dianaross.com |
Diana Ross had a successful solo career from the 1970s. 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 fashion designer; and The Wiz, an African-American version of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Personal life
She was born in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Ross worked as a secretary for Motown Records in Detroit.
Ross has five children and two grandchildren.
Diana Ross Media
The building that was part of the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects in Detroit, where Ross spent her teenage years
Ross (far right) performing with the Supremes, as lead singer in 1966
Ross with the Supremes in 1967
Ross as a guest star with football player and actor Rosey Grier, on the Danny Thomas television program Make Room for Granddaddy in 1971
Actor Anthony Perkins photographing Ross in the film trailer for Mahogany (1975)
Televisieprogramma "Mies" van Mies Bouwman meest bekeken programma. Diana Ross in het programma "Mies"* * 18 november 1981
Ross in concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2007
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Other websites
- Hear Diana Ross (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).