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Diana Ross

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Diana Ross

b. 1944

American singer and actress (born 1944)

Interwar & WWII

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Biography

Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in history, with a total of 12 number-one pop singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

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Timeline

1944
Birth

American singer and actress (The Supremes)

March 26 →
1961
Event

Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson und Diana Ross unterschreiben als Girlgroup-Trio The Primettes einen Plattenvertrag bei Motown-Records. Die Gruppe wird später unter dem Namen The Supremes bekannt.

January 15 →
1970
Event

Im Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas absolvieren Diana Ross & The Supremes ihren Abschiedsauftritt. Diana Ross startet im Anschluss ihre Solokarriere, während sie bei den Supremes durch Jean Terrell ersetzt wird.

January 14 →
1970
Event

Diana Ross & The Supremes final concert appearance at The Frontier Hotel- Las Vegas

January 14 →
1980
Event

la cantante estadounidense Diana Ross publica el sencillo promocional «Upside down» de su décimo álbum, Diana, el cual fue un éxito internacional, encabezando las listas de sencillos en Italia, Noruega, Suecia y Suiza, mientras que en Canadá logró el puesto número cinco.

May 22 →
1986
Event

la chanteuse américaine Diana Ross épouse en Suisse l'armateur millionnaire norvégien Arne Naess passionné d'alpinisme.

February 1 →

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