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

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Genres

Big Band & Swing Blues Dance 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

nocturnal

heavy metal

urban jazz

canada

quirky

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