Diana Ross

Also known as Diana Ernestine Earle Ross

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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Diana Ross is an American singer and actress who became famous as the lead singer of The Supremes, a hugely successful vocal group from the 1960s. The Supremes are historically important because they were Motown's biggest act, one of the world's best-selling girl groups ever, and hold the record for the most number-one pop hits by any female group in U.S. chart history.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1944 births, 20th-century African-American actresses and 20th-century American actresses.

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Detroit, Michigan, USA

Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act, and are the best charting female group in US history, as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group released a…

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Michael Jackson: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
Soccer's American Dream — Self (archive footage)2026
The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central — Self2024
Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)2024
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé — Self2023
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan — Self (archive footage)2023
Diana Ross: Supreme Sensation — Archival Footage2023
Platinum Party at the Palace — Self2022

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1944

Discography

Ain't No Mountain High Enough1970
Diana Ross1970
Everything Is Everything1970
Diana!1971
I'm Still Waiting1971
Surrender1971
Greatest Hits1972
Lady Sings the Blues: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack1972
The Best of Diana Ross1972
All Of My Life1973

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Diana
Family name: Ross
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Detroit
Child: Rhonda Ross Kendrick
Occupation: actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Baptists
Genre: dance music
Instrument: voice
Discography: Diana Ross discography
Official website: www.dianaross.com
Image: DRossLongleat010722 (9 of 43) (52189231585) (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 5
Voice type: soprano

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Commons category: Diana Ross
date of birth: 1944-03-26
topic's main category: Category:Diana Ross
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress
ethnic group: African Americans
birth name: Diana Ernestine Earle Ross
start of work period: 1959-00-00
member of: The Supremes
topic has template: Template:Diana Ross
location of formation: Detroit
name in native language: Diana Ross
social media followers: 126364
writing language: English language
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art
notable role: Billie Holiday
unmarried partner: Gene Simmons

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Diana Ross ( American English: /daɪˈænə ˈrɑːs/; UK: /ˈrɒs/; born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. 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.

Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross embarked on a successful solo career with the release of her eponymous debut solo album. Between 1972 and 1980, Ross recorded four top ten albums with her most successful studio release being the album Diana. In a fifteen-year span, Ross recorded twelve top ten singles with six – "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Touch Me in the Morning", "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)", "Love Hangover", "Upside Down" and "Endless Love" – topping the Billboard Hot 100, making her the female solo act with the most number-one songs in the United States at the time. Ross achieved international success with later songs such as "I'm Coming Out", "Chain Reaction", "If We Hold on Together", and "When You Tell Me That You Love Me".

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