Diana Ross (born March , ) is an American singer and actress. Born and
raised in Detroit, Michigan, she rose to fame as the lead singer of
the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act
during the s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all
time. They remain the best-charting female group in US history, with a
total of twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot ,
including "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me",
and "Love Child".Following her departure from the Supremes in , Ross
released her eponymous debut solo album that same year, featuring the
US number-one hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". It was followed
with her second solo album, Everything Is Everything, which spawned
her first UK number-one single "I'm Still Waiting". She continued a
successful solo career through the s, which included hit albums like
Touch Me in the Morning (), Mahogany () and Diana Ross () and their
number-one hit singles, "Touch Me in the Morning", "Theme from
Mahogany" and "Love Hangover", respectively. During the s, she
achieved two US number-one singles, "Upside Down" and "Endless Love",
as well as UK number-one hit "Chain Reaction".Ross has also ventured
into acting, with a Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy
Award-nominated performance in the film Lady Sings the Blues (); she
recorded its soundtrack, which became a number one hit on the US album
chart. She also starred in two other feature films, Mahogany () and
The Wiz (), later acting in the television films Out of Darkness (),
for which she also was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and Double
Platinum ().
raised in Detroit, Michigan, she rose to fame as the lead singer of
the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act
during the s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all
time. They remain the best-charting female group in US history, with a
total of twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot ,
including "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me",
and "Love Child".Following her departure from the Supremes in , Ross
released her eponymous debut solo album that same year, featuring the
US number-one hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". It was followed
with her second solo album, Everything Is Everything, which spawned
her first UK number-one single "I'm Still Waiting". She continued a
successful solo career through the s, which included hit albums like
Touch Me in the Morning (), Mahogany () and Diana Ross () and their
number-one hit singles, "Touch Me in the Morning", "Theme from
Mahogany" and "Love Hangover", respectively. During the s, she
achieved two US number-one singles, "Upside Down" and "Endless Love",
as well as UK number-one hit "Chain Reaction".Ross has also ventured
into acting, with a Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy
Award-nominated performance in the film Lady Sings the Blues (); she
recorded its soundtrack, which became a number one hit on the US album
chart. She also starred in two other feature films, Mahogany () and
The Wiz (), later acting in the television films Out of Darkness (),
for which she also was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and Double
Platinum ().
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