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Diana Ross' famed and remarkable career spanning almost five
decades has resulted with major awards and accolades and music
history milestones. Diana Ross is a consummate
performer as well as one of the most iconic female singers of all
time and one of the most prominent women in popular music history
and pop culture of the late 20th century.
Her international achievements were acknowledged by the
prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in December 2007 in Washington
DC. The honor celebrated her lustrous career of
excellence in music, film, television and theatre, as well as her
cultural influences, humanitarian work and her contributions to
American culture. The National Academy of Recording Arts
& Sciences (Grammys™) celebrated her remarkable career in 2012
with their highest honor, The Life Time Achievement Award.
The entertainment industry saluted her portrayal of Billie
Holliday in the film "Lady Sings the Blues" with top awards and
nominations. The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences
bestowed an Oscar nomination for her extraordinary performance as
Best Actress and The Golden Globe Awards gave her a trophy for that
same role. Diana Ross went on to star in further films,
"Mahogany" and "The Wiz." Ross won Broadway's top honor
with a Tony Award for her one-woman show, "An Evening with Diana
Ross." The same show was later broadcast as a special
on television.
Career milestones include induction into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame, The Songwriters Hall of Fame, National Academy of
Recording Arts & Sciences Hero Award, NAACP Entertainer Award,
Billboard's Female Entertainer of the Century Award, The Soul Train
Legend Award and International Lifetime Achievement at the World
Music Awards. The icon is forever cemented in history with two
stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "Stop! In The Name of
Love," "Where Did Our Love Go" and "You Keep Me Hangin' On" have
all been inducted into the NARAS Hall of Fame. "Stop!
In The Name of Love" and "You Can't Hurry Love" are among The Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame's Songs that Shaped Rock &
Roll. And in February 2012, The National Academy of
Recording Arts & Sciences will bestow one of its highest honors
to Ms. Ross by presenting to her the Grammy's Life Time Achievement
Award.
The Guinness Book of Records jointly awarded her with its
Lifetime Achievement Award and the title of "Most Successful Female
Vocalist of All Time." She first reached the No.1 position on
both the U.S. and UK charts with "Where Did Our Love
Go." This was the first of a number of consecutive No.1
hits in the U.S.
Beginning in the 60's, as lead singer of the world renowned
group, The Supremes, Ross achieved the unprecedented feat of 12
number-one singles in the U.S. becoming the most successful
American group in history and rivaled only by The Beatles for the
position of the biggest hit group of that
generation. Diana Ross went on to achieve 6
number-one single as a solo artist amassing a total of 18
#1s. Diana Ross phenomenal music career is marked by
chart and commercial successes. In the U.S. alone, to date,
she has tallied 31 Top Ten singles and 14 Top Ten Albums selling
over 100 million units around the globe.
When "Endless Love" hit number-one in 1981, Ross became the
first female artist in music history to place six single at the top
of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Endless Love" remains on of
the most successful duets in pop history.
Diana Ross' musical repertoire encompasses R&B, soul, pop,
disco and jazz, the recently released "I Love You" CD, jumped onto
the chart as Billboard Magazine's Hot Shot Debut
title.
As lead singer of The Supremes, in the 60s, Diana Ross helped
shape the sound of popular music, changing the landscape and paved
way for contemporary music. Her love of life, never-ending
wonder, the appreciation of goals and achievements and sheer human
spirit define the artist that is Diana Ross and continue to make
her one of the most identifiable, unique, beloved and influential
singers of successive pop generations.