Ella Fitzgerald

Biography

Ella Jane Fitzgerald, 25 April 1917, Newport News, Virginia, USA, d. 15 June 1996, Beverly Hills, California, USA. Following the disappearance of her father, Fitzgerald was taken to Yonkers, New York by her mother and her new man Joseph da Silva. At school she sang with a glee club and showed early promise, but preferred dancing to singing. Even so, chronic shyness militated against her chances of succeeding as an entertainer. Nevertheless, she entered a talent contest at the famous Apollo... Read more

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Ella Fitzgerald

Biography

Genres Big Band & Swing Blues Dance Documentaries Drama Movies Easy Listening Holiday & Seasonal Movies Holiday & Seasonal Jazz Jazz Music & Radio Books Music Videos & Concerts Musicals & The Arts Pop / Rock R&B / Soul Soundtrack Television Vocals Vocal World Music

Tags jazz female vocalists blues swing jazz vocal

Decades 1950s 1980s 1990s 2000s

Links allmusic bbc music page d-nb.info discography discogs facebook image imdb last.fm lyrics official homepage rateyourmusic.com viaf wikidata wikipedia worldcat.org

Genres

Big Band & Swing Blues Dance Documentaries Drama Movies Easy Listening Holiday & Seasonal Movies Holiday & Seasonal Jazz Jazz Music & Radio Books Music Videos & Concerts Musicals & The Arts Pop / Rock R&B / Soul Soundtrack Television Vocals Vocal World Music

Tags

jazz

female vocalists

blues

swing

jazz vocal

Decades

1950s 1980s 1990s 2000s

Links

allmusic bbc music page d-nb.info discography discogs facebook image imdb last.fm lyrics official homepage rateyourmusic.com viaf wikidata wikipedia worldcat.org