Most of us know Miss Diana Ross, an African American performer. Her acting and singing career is what lead her to fame. She goes by the nickname of Miss Ross. Here is something you may not know, her birth name is Diane Ernestine Earle Ross. However her birth certificate says Diana. She was born and raised here in Detroit, Michigan. Where most babies in Detroit are delivered so was she, Hutzel Women’s Hospital. On March 26, 1944 a star entered the city with much more potential than anyone would have ever expected. She lived near the North End area of Detroit (woodward) and later moved to the Brewster projects. Miss Diana Ross attended a high school all Detroit citizens are familiar with, Cass Technical HS. She discovered her talent at a very young age as she began to sing in the choir at church. It was shortly after this when her career started to grow.
At the age of fifteen she was given an offer to join a group of young girls known as The Primettes. They were unable to sign a record deal until the year of 1961. The girls were signed by Motown Records and Lu Pine Records. Diana had graduated from Cass Tech during this time at the age of seventeen. The group consisted of four girls Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, and Barbara Martin, including Miss Ross. In 1967, they group was renamed, Diana Ross and The Supremes. Soon, Florence removed herself and was replaced with a new girl, Cindy. They started off doing local talent shows and progressed from there. Diana and the Supremes performed and released pop, rock, and R&B soul music. In 1964 the Supremes group had released eight singles. None of the eight songs even made it in the category of top 20. They did not give up even if it meant late night studio sessions. Eventually, in the late...
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...veral American Music Awards. Ross was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 as part of the Supremes” (Duckett, 2013). In 2007, she was also presented with an award for her hard work, when she received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. Ross was honored by Michael Jackson in the year of 2009. He titled her as a possible caretaker for his children. The list goes on.
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is very influential when it comes to the music industry. To this day, people have doubts about us young people going into the field of music. They feel like making a career out of rapping, singing, or acting is one in a million. Especially, being born and raised in Detroit. Diana has given us hope. She is an idol that many of us look up to. Ross is a woman of great achievement and one day someone with just as much potential as her, will follow in her footsteps.
She is a natural leader. In 1988, MC Lyte was the first female to release a solo album with “Lyte As A Rock.” (Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop) She is also the first solo female artist to receive “I Am Hip Hop” Icon Lifetime Achievement Award from BET in 2013, making her the only other female since Salt-N-Pepa won it as a group in 2010. She has giving all of the solo female rappers who has came after her, such as Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah,
She is also known to the world as the “Queen of Soul”. She went on tour with her father’s traveling revival and later released her very first recording under the album, Spirituals, when she was 14 years old. Similar to Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin was signed by Columbia Records. There she released several classics such as, I’ll Keep on Smiling and I Still Can’t Forget. Years later (1966) she signed to Atlantic Records where she recorded I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) and Respect which both sold millions. From the start of her career in 1961 she has had forty three top single and maybe more to come. Having won over eighteen Grammy awards in her career. In 1987, Ms. Franklin was the very first female artist to be inducted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Grammys awarded her the Legend Award in 1991. In 1994 she was awarded the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and also received the Kennedy Center Honors. She has been nominated for nine American Music Award winning four out of her nine nominations. Aretha has performed at both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama presidential inaugurations. She has also been awarded different honorary degrees in music. There is no one who could manipulate the same sound that Aretha Franklin had into this new day
Queen Latifah played a big role in the hip hop industry as a female MC, and still is relevant to this day. She influenced millions of people especially in the black community for equality between women and men. She’s an American song-writer, actress, fashion producer, model, female MC, feminist, television producer, record producer, and talk show hostess. The Hip-hop culture began around the 1970’s in Bronx, New York and it was mostly amongst the Black and Latino community at that time. Hip Hop emerged out of an atmosphere of disappointment, anger, hate, discrimination, and disillusionment which; made it easy for the audience to comprehend and enjoy the music not as a song, but as a public personal message for each person to understand. Hip-hop was born in numerous places: in the neighborhoods, in the parks, playgrounds, bedrooms, bathrooms, a broken home, and even on the street corners. MC-ing and DJ-ing were at the center of this emerging culture, but hip-hop was always bigger than just the music, it was also break dancing and graffiti. The hip-hop fashion was very popular back then and some materials are coming back in today’s fashion as well: kangol hats, big bright jackets, gold jewelry chains, brand name sneakers like Adidas, established sportswear, tracksuits, large eyeglasses, big waist belts, jumpsuits, and any kind of over-sized clothing. The graffiti was a new form of expression that employed spray paint as a story on walls as the canvas. The police called that vandalism; but the people of hip hop called it art: a form of self-expression. Hip hop has been largely dominated by male artists, but there have been some notable exceptions. Queen Latifah was one of the few early female exponents of the styl...
LeAnn Rimes was born in Jackson, Mississippi and is the only child of Wilbur and Belinda Rimes. She was born on August 28, 1982. Her real name is Margaret LeAnn Rimes. “At age six LeAnn wins her first talent contest performing “Getting to Know You” (Wang). LeAnn was raised in Dallas, Texas as a child. On February 23,2002, Rimes married a dance named Dean Sheremet. They divorced,
She is not only an actress or singer, but she is a role model. She inspires tons of people and loves giving back to the community. She loves showing culture, going around talking to many people, and performing in many places. Queen Latifah inspires me. One day, I would like to be a big movie star and a big artist like her. Queen Latifah put her mind to the dreams that she wanted to accomplish and she accomplished them. Maybe, if I did the same thing, I could accomplish my dreams also. She has been through many of trials but she has came back from those trials stronger than
Diana Ross was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 26, 1944. She began her career in 1960 when her and two friends formed the group The Supremes. The other group members were Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. In 1961 the group was signed to Motown Records by Berry Gordy Jr. (Diana Ross) They became very successful with 12 number one pop singles, plenty of television appearances, sold-out concerts, and various gold recordings. “At the height of the civil rights movement, they were also embraced by the world as symbols of black achievement and black womanhood. “ (Simon & Schuster) Their music catered to adults as well as teens. They were the top female group of the 60s and set records that no group has been able to compete with. They attended political fundraisers quite often and was asked to attend the funeral when Martin Luther King Jr. passed away. They performed at venues in Las Vegas and places all around the world. Their television performances were about once a week or a large concert. They were models for black success to many African Americans. (Simon & Schuster) Diana Ross finally left the group in 1969 when she decided to become a solo artist and act in films....
“Whitney Houston” (the name of her first album) was a huge success. Two of her most famous singles, How Will I Know and Saving All My Love For You were at the top of the charts for 14 non-consecutive weeks, a huge success for her debut. She even won a Grammy for one of those songs. After the success of her first album, she released her second album, “Whitney.” The album went platinum and she won another Grammy for her hit song, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me). Around the same time of her second release, she started her charity fund, the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. As a new artist, Whitney’s success was breaking
Diana Linares was born October 13, 2001 in none other than Villa clara, Cuba. A couple of interesting things about Diana is that her favorite color is pink, her favorite sport is volleyball, and her favorite subject in school is history. From what I see she is also a very compassionate person seeing as when I asked her what she most thankful for she quickly responded with her family. Something else that I can would described as a compassionate person is when I asked her who is one artist that she can listen to for the rest of her life and she said Adel but that’s not the reason why I would think she is a compassionate person but her reasoning behind it which is the fact that she loves very meaningful and deep songs. She seems to be a very wholehearted
Without a doubt there is one major performer that certainly stands out within our pop culture world. The name of this very famous American icon is, Dolly Parton. Dolly has surpassed any rags to riches story that ever lived. She has touched the lives of so many individuals over many decades through her many talents. Dolly started her career at a very young age and continued fulfilling her life endeavors through country music, pop music, and even acting. This American icon didn’t stop with just her talents, she also gave back to our society through charity, fundraising, and establishing her own theme park. Dolly Parton was brought up in a very poor family, however through much dedication she became the famous icon everyone idolized today.
...ieved much in her short life, including having won a Grammy. Although her life was cut short at the age thirty nine, that did not stop her legacy. She helped to pave a path for all African Americans in the future. For example, Diana Ross; she grew up in the housing projects and found her voice also in church. She eventually got signed to a record deal and was at one point declared the most successful female singer of all time. Being a big hit also brought in much money for Washington. Some of this money helped to financially support Martin Luther King Jr. in his fight for Civil Rights for all African Americans. Therefore, since Dinah Washington overcame the prejudice and became a huge success, she showed all that whatever a white could do, an African American could also do. She showed that no matter what race, with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.
Shakira is a popular singer born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia. She won several Latin music awards and brought her superstar success overseas. Born in Colombia on February 2, 1977, extremely successfully Colombian pop singer and dancer Shakira has won two Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards and 12 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Known for hits like, "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie,"
Rihanna, from her very first music videos has compelled public eyes as an effigy, an icon and a statement of music lifestyle. Her independent outlook, badass attitude mixed with a Caribbean accent has undoubtedly confined not only music but the whole popular culture of our time. Diamonds, We Found Love, Bitch Better Have My Money and S&M are some of the top songs by this epic singer. Songs that today rule bars, dance clubs, parties and of course her numerous fans.
...Wales, more than a pretty face. She became a legend. Her deep felt connections to the common people changed the face of a family and a country. Diana truly was deserving of her favorite title- the “People’s Princess.”
...have such a big impact on society due to the notion of gender and sexuality stereotypes, so do many other female music artists.
In conclusion, she is a very good role model. She is a good role model because she shows people it is good to give to charity and she is a hard worker. She also shows that you don’t need to have inappropriate songs or inappropriate performances to be popular. This is why she is my favorite superstar and I wanted to write a research paper on her.