What key details about aretha franklin can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: aretha louise franklin -lrb- born march 25 , 1942 -rrb- is an american singer and musician . franklin began her career singing gospel at her father , minister c. l. franklin 's church as a child . in 1960 , at the age of 18 , franklin embarked on a secular career , recording for columbia records only achieving modest success . following her signing to atlantic records in 1967 , franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as '' respect '' , '' -lrb- you make me feel like -rrb- a natural woman '' and '' think '' . these hits and more helped her to gain the title the queen of soul by the end of the 1960s decade . franklin eventually recorded a total of 112 charted singles on '' billboard '' , including 77 hot 100 entries , 17 top ten pop singles , 100 r&b entries and twenty number-one r&b singles , becoming the most charted female artist in the chart 's history . franklin also recorded acclaimed albums such as '' i never loved a man the way i love you '' , '' lady soul '' , '' young , gifted & black '' and '' amazing grace '' before experiencing problems with her record company by the mid-1970s . after her father was shot in 1979 , franklin left atlantic and signed with arista records , finding success with her part in the film , '' the blues brothers '' and with the albums , '' jump to it '' and '' who 's zoomin ' who ? '' . in 1998 , franklin won international acclaim for singing the opera aria , '' nessun dorma '' , at the grammys of that year replacing luciano pavarotti . later that same year , she scored her final top 40 recording with '' a rose is still a rose '' . franklin 's other popular and well known hits include , '' rock steady '' , '' something he can feel '' -lrb- from the soundtrack to the 1976 film '' sparkle '' -rrb- , '' jump to it '' , '' freeway of love '' , '' who 's zoomin ' who '' , '' sisters are doin ' it for themselves '' , '' i knew you were waiting -lrb- for me -rrb- '' -lrb- with george michael -rrb- , '' it is n't , it was n't , it ai n't never gon na be ''...
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- residence is bloomfield hills , michigan , u.s.- relatives is erma -rrb- franklin -lrb- sister -rrb- carolyn franklin -lrb- sister- years active is 1956 -- present- home town is detroit , michigan , u.s.- caption is aretha franklin in 1967- birth name is aretha louise franklin- spouse is ted white 1961 1969 glynn turman 1978 1984- parents is clarence lavaughn franklin barbara siggers franklin- children is 4- birth date is 25 march 1942- awards is aretha franklin awards- name is aretha franklin- image is aretha franklin.png- birth place is memphis , tennessee , u.s.- religion is baptist- occupation is singer musician