Diana Ross was born March 26, 1944 in Detroit. The town is located on the border with Canada, where the singer went to school, which she graduated in 1962, one semester ahead of her classmates.
The young girl was fond of singing in high school, it was then that the girl realized that she had potential. With her friends, she opened the Primettes group, but then the women's group was renamed the Supremes.
Diana Ross' first musical steps
Youthful passion gradually began to generate income. Singing became the work of a young talent, and after graduating from school, Ross was waiting for a contract with a then popular production center.
In 1962, a member of the group left the band, so the quartet became a trio. This was the beginning of Diana's dizzying career, which the director of the production center made the lead singer of the group. Her velvety voice touched the very soul, and the producer made a bet on this.
The director was right. A year later, the song Where Did Our Love Go became the leader of the American charts. After that, the group Supremes was waiting for a successful "take-off" of popularity.
Compositions constantly became hits, not having time to reach a wide audience. The incompatibility of the views of the members of the team caused the departure of another vocalist. Without thinking for a long time, the producer replaced her with a new singer.
Despite the collapse within the team, the girls performed successfully and were popular with the audience. The management understood that it was necessary to rely on Ross, because the success of the team rests on her.
In 1968, the producer suggested that the singer begin to develop as an independent unit. In 1970, Ross sang for the last time in the group, then left the Supremes.
After 7 years, the team completely broke up, because without its inspirer it was not interesting for the audience.
Singer music
The debut solo work of Reach out & Touch did not cause enthusiasm among the audience then, but the song Ain't No Mountain High Enough, released after it, "blew up" the ratings.
The song I'm Still Waiting after 1971 became a real British hit. A full-length solo album, Diana Ross, was released in 1970 and hit the top 20 best-selling albums.
In 1973, new singles appeared on sale: Touch Me in the Morning, Diana & Marvin. The song Do You Know Where You're Going to turned out to be very popular, and later found itself on the leading positions of the American hit parade.
In the 1970s, the singer began to release records that gradually moved away from the pop direction and gravitated toward the disco style.
In the 1980s, the girl distinguished herself by her ability to choose songs for hits and captivate the audience. The soundtracks recorded by the singer were equally successful.
After the release of the album The Boss, the singer's discography was expanded by the platinum disc Diana, which "soared" above the rest of the albums in Ross' entire singing practice.
Another composition When You Tell Me That You Love Me was created in 1991. She gained fame very quickly, and soon took the honorable 2nd place in Britain. In 2003, on the eve of her 60th birthday, the singer wrote her autobiography Upside Down.
The book, according to Ross, tells the truth about her life. In the work, you can read about Ross's relationship, about her divorce, about her arrest, about her passion for alcoholic beverages.
Personal life of the artist
In the spring of 1971, Ross became the wife of a successful businessman, Robert Silberstein. A five-year marriage brought a couple of three children, after which they calmly parted without quarrels and scandals.
There were rumors about the relationship of the singer with Michael Jackson, whose mentor she was at that time. In the fall of 1985, the charming singer married Arne Ness, a millionaire from Norway, whom they divorced 15 years later.
In the current marriage, the couple managed to give birth to two children. In total, in 2000, Ross had three daughters and two sons.
Singer today
In 2017, the famous singer continued to travel to perform with concerts. In July, Ross toured with her own music program, featuring popular songs from the past.
As part of the tour, the artist traveled to Louisiana, performed in New York, and visited Las Vegas. The singer has accounts on social networks, where she actively communicates with subscribers, pleases them with song fragments, and comments on posts.
Social networks are not the only Internet resource that tells fans about the latest events in the life of a star. On various portals of the World Wide Web, in the periodical press, interviews, photographs, episodes from concerts, closely related to the singer's creative biography, are often published.
Ross lives a full life, does not worry about the lack of male attention, her fans remember her, children often come to visit.
What else is needed for complete happiness? The singer promises to take an active part in the social life of the country, to do charity work, without giving up her active position.
Diana Ross in 2021
Diana Ross shared great news with fans. The artist said that in 2021 she will release a new LP. Recall that this is the singer's first studio album in the last 15 years.
The album will be called Thank You. At the same time, she presented the single of the same name with the new LP, the artist wants to say “thank you” to the faithful “fans”.
