Diana Ross

**Diana Ernestine Earle  Ross** (amezaliwa tar. 26 Machi 1944) ni mwimbaji na mwigizaji kutoka nchini Marekani. Kwenye miaka ya 1960, ameisaidia kuumbisha midundo ya Motown akiwa kama mwimbaji kiongozi wa The Supremes, kabla hajaondoka kundini kwa ajili ya kufanyakazi za kujitemea hapo 14 Januari 1970. Tangu kuanza kazi zake za kimuiziki akiwa na The Supremes na kama msanii wa kujitegemea, Ross ameuza zaidi ya rekodi milioni 150.

Kwenye miaka ya 1970 hadi katikati mwa miaka ya 1980, Ross alikuwa miongoni mwa wasanii wa kike wenye mafanikio makubwa kabisa, katika nyanja za filamu, televisheni na hata Broadway. Alipata kuchaguliwa kama Best Actress Academy Award kwa mwaka wa 1972 alivyocheza kama Billie Holiday kwenye filamu ya  *Lady Sings the Blues*, ambayo pia ameshinda tuzo ya Golden Globe. Ameshinda matuzo kadhaa kwenye American Music Award, amechaguliwa mara kumi na mbili kwenyye Grammy Award, na kushinda Tony Award kwa ajili ya kipindi chake cha mwanamke mmoja, *An Evening with Diana Ross*, mnamo mwaka wa 1977.

Mwaka wa 1976, jarida la *Billboard* wamemwita "Mburudishaji wa Kike wa Karne."  Mwaka wa 1993, kina *Guinness Book of World Records* wamemtangaza Diana Ross msanii wa kike mwenye mafanikio zaidi katika historia ya muziki akiwa na jumla vibao vikali 18 vikiwa nafasi ya kwanza huko nchini Marekani: 12 akiwa kama mwimbaji mkuu wa The Supremes na sita akiwa kama msanii wa kujitegemea. Ross alikuwa msanii wa kwanza mwanamke kushinda vibao vikali sita vikiwa nafasi ya kwanza. Ushirika huu unamweka nafasi ya tano katika wasanii wa kike wa kujitegemea kuwa na vibao vingi vya nafasi ya kwanza kwenyer  Hot 100. Pia ni mmoja kati ya wasanii wachache wa rekodi kuwa na nyota mbili kwenye  Hollywood Walk of Fame&mdash;moja akiwa kama msanii wa kujitegemea na nyingine akiwa kama mwanachama wa The Supremes. Mwezi wa Desemba 2007, amepokea Tuzo ya Heshima ya John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts .

Ukijumlisha na kazi zake alizofanya na The Supremes, Ross ametoa jumla ya albamu zipatazo 67.

## Maisha ya awali
## Diskografia ya kujitegemea
### Singe za Kumi Bora
Single zifuatazo zimefika katika Kumi Bora aidha kwenye chati za pop za Billboard Hot 100 nchini Marekani  au UK Singles Chart huko nchini Uingereza.

*1970: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (US #1, UK #6)
*1970: "Remember Me" (UK #7)
*1971: "I'm Still Waiting" (UK #1)
*1971: "Surrender" (UK #10)
*1973: "Touch Me in the Morning"(US #1, UK #9)
*1973: "All Of My Life" (UK #9)
*1974: "You Are Everything" (with Marvin Gaye) (UK #5)
*1975: "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (US #1, UK #5)
*1976: "Love Hangover" (US #1, UK #10)
*1980: "Upside Down" (US #1, UK #2)
*1980: "I'm Coming Out" (US #5)
*1980: "My Old Piano" (UK #5)
*1980: "It's My Turn" (US #9)
*1981: "Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie) (US #1, UK #7)
*1981: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (US #7, UK #4)
*1982: "Mirror Mirror" (US #8)
*1982: "Work That Body" (UK #7)
*1982: "Muscles" (US #10)
*1985: "Missing You" (US #10)
*1986: "Chain Reaction" (UK #1)
*1991: "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (UK #2)
*1992: "One Shining Moment" (UK #10)
*1999: "Not Over You Yet" (UK #9)
*2005: "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (with Westlife) (UK #2)

### Top Ten albums
Albamu zifuatazo zimefikia katika Kumi Bora ya chati za albamu aidha nchini Marekani, ikiwa ni pamoja na chati za R&B au chati za albamu za pop huko nchini Uingereza.

*1970: *Diana Ross* (US #1 R&B)
*1971: ''I'm Still Waiting* (a/k/a *Surrender*) (UK #10)
*1973: *Lady Sings the Blues* (US #1)
*1973: *Touch Me in the Morning* (US #5; UK #7)
*1973: *Diana & Marvin* (akiwa na Marvin Gaye) (UK #6)
*1976: *Diana Ross* (US #5; UK #4)
*1976: *Greatest Hits* (UK #2)
*1979: *20 Golden Greats* (UK #2)
*1980: *diana* (US #2)
*1981: *Endless Love* (US #9)
*1982: *Love Songs* (UK #5)
*1983: *Portrait* (UK #8)
*1993: *One Woman: The Ultimate Collection* (UK #1)
*1995: *Take Me Higher* (UK #10)

## Filmografia
*1964: *T.A.M.I. Show* (akiwa na The Supremes)
*1965: *Beach Ball* (akiwa na The Supremes)
*1972: *Lady Sings the Blues*
*1975: *Mahogany*
*1978: *The Wiz*
*1994: *Out of Darkness*
*1999: *Double Platinum*
*2002: *The Making and Meaning of We Are Family* (documentary)
*2010: *Met With Sandra Ellison and Tamia Holmes*

## Televisheni
*1968: *[Tarzan (TV Series)]* (akiwa na The Supremes)
*1968: *T.C.B.* (akiwa na The Supremes)
*1969: *G.I.T. on Broadway* (akiwa na The Supremes)
*1971: *Diana!*
*1977: *The Big Event: An Evening with Diana Ross*
*1979: *Diana Ross in Concert!*
*1981: *diana*
*1981: *Standing Room Only: Diana Ross*
*1983: *Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever*
*1983: *For One And For All - Diana Ross Live! in Central Park*
*1987: *Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues*
*1989: *Diana Ross: Workin' Overtime*
*1992: *Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments*
*1994: *Out of Darkness*
*1996: *Super Bowl XXX*
*1999: *Double Platinum*
*2000: *VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross*
*2005: *Tsunami Aid*
*2007: *BET Awards 2007*
*2007: *Kennedy Center Honors*
*2008: *Nobel Peace Prize Concert''

## Tawasifu zake
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*  (A scrapbook-style collection of photographs)

## Tazama pia
## Marejeo
http://sixmillionsteps.com/drupal/node/1085 - 80 minute audio mix of Diana Ross songs/interviews

## Soma zaidi
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## Viungo vya Nje
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* International Diana Ross  website
* International Diana Ross Fanclub website
* DIANA ROSS SUPERSTAR website
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* Diana Ross discography at MusicBrainz
* Carlo's Supremes website
* Mark's Diana Ross website
* unofficial biography  page
* Supremes 9.0 — fansite
* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005384/ website

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