Diana Ross, original name Diane Earle, (born March 26, 1944, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), American pop singer and actress who achieved international stardom, first as leader of the vocal group the Supremes and later as a solo artist.

During the 1960s, Diana helped to shape the Motown sound as the lead singer of “The Supremes;” Gordy changed their name after signing the teenagers. Gordy felt Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Ross as the Supremes could be groomed to be the first black female cross over from Rhythm and Blues to the pop charts.

8 Surprising Facts About Diana Ross

• Diana Ross grew up in a talented neighborhood.
• The Supremes weren’t an immediate hit.
• She got booed at a funeral.
• A Supremes reunion didn’t go very well.
• She performed for nearly half a million people in Central Park.
• She was going to star in The Bodyguard.
• A “lost” Ross album finally surfaced in 2015.

Best known as the the lead singer of the popular 1960s singing group The Supremes, Diana Ernestine Earle Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, the second of six children of African-American parents Ernestine Lillian (Moten), a schoolteacher, and Fred Earl Ross, who served in the army.

The short answer is no, The High Note is not about Ross. But you’d be forgiven for believing that it was thanks to the film’s marketing. In the film, Ellis Ross plays Grace, a diva in her forties who has been coasting on her old hits for years.

In 1965, when she was still with The Supremes, Diana began dating Motown CEO Berry Gordy. They were together for several years and even had a child together, Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein, in 1971. They married the following year and she became a stepmother to his three children, Katinka, Christoffer, and Leona.5 วันที่ผ่านมา

Diana Ross has been married twice, and has five children. In 1965, she started a relationship with Motown chief Berry Gordy. It lasted several years, and she gave birth to their child, Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein, in 1971. They also have two sons together: Ross Arne (born 1987) and Evan Olav (born 1988).

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After Mary Wilson suddenly passed away, Diana Ross remains the only living member. Ultimately, despite displaying the benefits to working together, Diana Ross and Mary Wilson shared an irreparable difference. Their opposing desires for the future made it impossible for them to remain on a path together.

Wilson attributes their fallout to Ross’ desire for attention and solo fame.

She was the second of six children of Fred and Ernestine Ross, who lived in Brewster-Douglass, one of Detroit’s low income housing districts. While her family was active in the Baptist church choir, Diana learned secular music from a cousin.

Ballard struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. She was making an attempt at a musical comeback when she died of a heart attack in February 1976 at the age of 32. Ballard was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes in 1988.

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As the iconic Supremes, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard helped make mile-high bouffant wigs the fancy hair choice of teens of all races, all over the world. Motown chanteuse Mary Wells always wore the most intricate, teased-and-sprayed wig styles.

32 years (1943–1976)

The movie, based on the 1981 Broadway play, tells the story of a small black record label and its star singers whose success crosses over to the pop charts. Although loosely based on The Supremes, the movie is a work of fiction. The real story of the 1960s girl groups, however, changed American music forever.

77 years (March 26, 1944)

Mary Wilson died from alleged blood clots that caused extremely high blood pressure or what is commonly known as a hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease according to the Clark County Coroner. Sponsored LinksShe died in her sleep.

76 years (1944–2021)

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Mary Wilson, who co-founded The Supremes and remained a member of the group until they split up, has died at the age of 76. The singer passed away at her home in Henderson, Nevada, her publicist Jay Schwartz announced, but he did not confirm the cause of death.