Diane Ernestine Earle Ross Born March 26 1944 Better Known As Diana Ross Is An American Soul R&B And Pop Singer And Actress Born In Detroit Michigan. Ross Is One Of The Most Successful Female Artists Of Her Era Both Due To Her Solo Work And Her Role As Lead Singer Of The Supremes During The 1960s.
In 1959 Ross Was Brought To The Attention Of Milton Jenkins The Manager Of The Local Doo-Wop Group The Primes By Mary Wilson. Primes Member Paul Williams Convinced Jenkins To Enlist Ross In The Sister Group The Primettes Which Included Wilson Florence Ballard And Betty McGlown.
In 1976 Billboard Magazine Named Her The Female Entertainer Of The Century. In 1993 The Guinness Book Of World Records Listed Her As The Most Successful Female Artist Ever The Title Is Now Attributed To Madonna Partly Due To Her Combined Total Of Eighteen Number-One Singles Six Of Them Recorded Solo And The Remaining Dozen From Her Work With The Supremes.
Ross Was Also One Of The Few Pop Singers To Find Modest Success In The Acting World Winning An Academy Award Nomination For Her Role As Billie Holiday In The 1972 Film "Lady Sings The Blues" As Well As Having Hits With Other Film Roles Such As "Mahogany" "Out Of Darkness" And "Double Platinum" Not To Mention Her Role In "The Wiz".
Ross Has Been Awarded Many Lifetime Achievement Accolades From Many Organizations And Media Outlets She Has Been Featured On BET Soul Train And Awarded Multiple Times At The NAACP Image Awards The Kennedy Center Honors In 2007 And Given The Grammy Lifetime Achievement In 2011.
Ross' Professional Vocal Collaborators Have Included The Following During Her Career Marvin Gaye Lionel Richie Rod Stewart Stevie Wonder Michael Jackson Julio Iglesias Jose Carreras Placido Domingo And Smokey Robinson Among Many Others. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
"Eaten Alive" Is A 1985 Single Released By Diana Ross On The RCA Label. It Was The First Release Off Her Eaten Alive Album Which Was Ultimately A Critical And Commercial Failure. The Song Was Written By Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb And Michael Jackson The Latter Also Co-Producing With Barry And His Team. Jackson And Barry Gibb Can Be Heard Singing In The Background Of The Song With Jackson At Times Co-Singing Lead With Ross. The Song Was A Disappointment In The United States Peaking At #77 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Although It Fared Much Better On The R&B Singles Chart Where It Peaked At Number Ten - Helped By BET's Heavy Rotation Of The Music Video.The Video Inspired By The Island Of Doctor Moreau Was Directed By David Hogan And Featured The Singer Playing A Cat-Like Demon Seducing A Man Played By Joseph Gian After Having Been Pursued By Chimeras. In The Song's Original Copyright Registration From 11 March 1985 It Was Credited To Barry Gibb And Maurice Gibb. It Was Not Until Michael Jackson Heard The Demo Of It That He Suggested The Chorus Could Be Improved. The Second Copyright Registration Was Filed On 1 June 1985 The Same Day That Diana Performed A Sold-Out Concert At Joe Louis Arena In Her Hometown Of Detroit With The Note ‘words And Music In The Choruses Have Been Completely Rewritten.