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Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Billboard magazine. In 1993, the Guinness sale of the company, Ross was asked to
American singer, actress, record producer, Where You’re Going To)”. Her Book of World Records declared Ross the return to the Motown label with the
philanthropist, trend-setter, designer and eponymous 1976 album included her most successful female music artist in condition that she have shares in the
more. Born and raised in Detroit, fourth number-one hit, “Love history, due to her success in the United company as a part-owner. Ross accepted the
Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead Hangover”. In 1979, Ross released the States and United Kingdom for having offer.
singer of the vocal group the Supremes, album The Boss. more hits than any female artist in the Ross has been married twice and has five
which, during the 1960s, became Her 1980 semi-eponymous album charts, with a career total of 70 hit singles children. In 1965, Ross became romantically
Motown’s most successful act, and are the “Diana” reached number 2 on the US with her work with the Supremes and as a involved with Motown CEO Berry Gordy.
best charting girl group in US history, as Billboard albums chart, and spawned solo artist. The relationship lasted several years,
well as one of the world’s best-selling girl the number-one hit “Upside Down”, and In 1988, Ross was inducted to the Rock resulting in the birth of Ross’ eldest child,
groups of all time. The group released a the Top 5 international hit “I’m Coming and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein, in August
record-setting twelve number-one hit Out”. Ross’ final single with Motown Supremes, alongside Mary Wilson and 1971. Two months into her pregnancy with
singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, during her initial run with the company Florence Ballard. She received the Rhonda, in January 1971, Ross married
including “Where Did Our Love Go”, achieved her sixth and final US number- Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, and the music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein,
“Baby Love”, “Come See About Me”, one Pop hit, the duet “Endless Love”, Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. who raised Rhonda as his own daughter,
“Stop! In the Name of Love”, “You Can’t composed for Brooke Shields’ film of She is a 12-time Grammy nominee, despite knowing her true paternity. Ross
Hurry Love”, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, the same name, by and performed with never earning a competitive honor, but told Rhonda that Gordy was her biological
“Love Child”, and “Someday We’ll Be Commodores front man, Lionel Richie. later became the recipient of the Grammy father when Rhonda was 13 years old.
Together”. Ross and Richie performed the song on Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. In Beforehand, Rhonda referred to Gordy as
Following her departure from the the telecast for the 54th Academy December 2016, Billboard magazine “Uncle B.B.”
Supremes in 1970, Ross released her Awards, where the song was nominated named her the 50th most successful dance Ross has two daughters with Silberstein,
eponymous debut solo album that same in the category of “Best Song”. The artist of all time. In Billboard magazine’s Tracee Joy and Chudney Lane Silberstein,
year, which contained the Top 20 Pop hit success of the single launched Richie’s Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists chart, born in 1972 and 1975, respectively. Ross
“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s successful solo career. she ranked 16th as the lead singer of the and Silberstein divorced in 1977, and Ross
Hand)” and the number-one Pop hit Ross’ venture into acting, resulted in a Supremes and 26th as a solo artist. In moved to New York City in the early 1980s,
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”. She Golden Globe Award and Academy December 2018, Diana Ross consolidated after living in Los Angeles since Motown
later released the album “Touch Me in the Award-nominated performance for her her status as a dance diva by ranking #3 in relocated to the area in the early 1970s.
Morning” in 1973; its title track reached performance in the film Lady Sings the the Billboard Dance Club Songs Artists Ross met her second husband, Norwegian
number 1, as her second solo No. 1 hit. Blues (1972). She also starred in two year-end chart. shipping magnate Arne Næss Jr., in 1985,
That same year, her album “Lady Sings other feature films, Mahogany (1975) Ross began negotiations to leave and married him the following year. She
the Blues”, which was the original and The Wiz (1978), later acting in the Motown at the end of 1980. After over 20 became stepmother to his three elder
soundtrack of her film based on the life of television films Out of Darkness (1994), years with the label, Ross received children; Katinka, Christoffer, and folk
jazz singer Billie Holiday, went to no. 1 for which she also was nominated for a $250,000 as severance. RCA Records singer Leona Naess. They have two sons
on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling Golden Globe Award, and Double offered Ross a $20 million, seven-year together: Ross Arne (born in 1987) and Evan
more than 300,000 copies within its first 8 Platinum (1999). recording contract, which gave her Olav (born in 1988). Ross and Næss
days of release. Ross was named the “Female complete production control of her divorced in 2000, after press reports
By 1976, the Mahogany soundtrack Entertainer of the Century” by albums. Allegedly, before signing onto revealed that Naess had fathered a child
included her third number-one hit, the label, Ross asked Berry Gordy if he with another woman in Norway. Ross
Elder Abuse could match RCA’s offer. Gordy stated considers Næss the love of her life. Næss
HOTLINE that doing so was “impossible”. Ross then fell to his death in a South African
1-800-677-1116 signed with RCA on May 20, 1981. At the mountain climbing accident in 2004. Ross
Vol. 59, No. 5 time, Ross’ was music history’s most remains close with her three ex-
Amanda Blake Secola, Editor expensive recording deal. stepchildren.
Editorial ELDER CARE LOCATOR In 1988, Ross chose to not renew her Ross has five grandchildren: grandsons
phone 562-691-2509 www.eldercare.acl.gov RCA contract, and had been in talks with Raif-Henok (born in 2009 to Ross’s daughter
Email: nbynews@juno.com her former mentor Berry Gordy to return Rhonda) and Leif (born on June 5, 2016) and
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Evan). In 2014, singer Ashlee Simpson
(email) nbynews@juno.com became Ross’s daughter-in-law, through her
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