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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 Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer and actor who began her professional career in 1959. Born in Detroit, she is a soprano vocalist associated with the record label Motown. Her musical genres include pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, and disco. Ross was a member of The Supremes and has received several honors, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Kennedy Center Honors. She is also recognized in the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame and has a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In addition to her music career, Ross has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is married to Arne Næss, Jr., and their children include Tracee Ellis Ross, Evan Ross, and Rhonda Ross Kendrick. As an author, she has thirty-four works listed, including titles such as *Comprehensive Handbook for Yoga Teachers for Breast Cancer* and *If We Hold on Together (from the Land Before Time)*.

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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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