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My Take
Diana Ross, to me, is the blueprint for the modern pop diva — every superstar who commands a stage in sequins owes her a royalty check. Leading the Supremes to twelve number-one singles out of Detroit was historic on its own, but what I find more impressive is the second act: she walked away from the most successful group of her era and became even bigger alone. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom only formalize what audiences knew for decades. Behind the glamour I see ferocious discipline; nobody survives sixty years at the top of show business on charm alone.
Overview
Diana Ross (American English: ; UK: ; 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Diana Ross
- Name (Japanese)
- ダイアナ・ロス
- Reading
- だいあな・ろす
- Born
- March 26, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cass Technical High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 2016 Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
- 1976 Honorary César
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.