Diana Ross (Detroit, March 26, 1944) became famous as lead singer of The Supremes, the most successful girl group of all time. The trio initially had great difficulty breaking through. With their record label Motown, they have long been known as the 'no-hit Supremes. After the first hit Where Did Our Love Go (1964) everything was accelerated. Five years and countless hit singles later, Diana Ross
… began a solo career. With Is not No Mountain High Enough and Reach Out And Touch was the current hits as usual. Even if movie star they broke; as she played Dorothy in the film version of The Wiz (1973). In 1980 she scored her greatest success with the disco album Diana, which was produced by Chic members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and hits My Old Piano, I'm Coming Out and Upside Down contains. Diana Ross is now become an absolute icon of the American soul. With her record made them less impressed but in her live performances she proves herself to this day as a gifted and all-round entertainer. (MS)more
