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.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: When You Tell Me That You Love Me
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me" Is A Soul/Adult Contemporary 1991 Song Released As A Single By American Soul Singer Diana Ross. The Song Was Subsequently Covered By Various Artists. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" Was The Lead Single From Diana Ross's 1991 Album The Force Behind The Power Released On The Motown Label In The US And By EMI In The UK. The Song A Sentimental Ballad Was The Album's Biggest Hit Peaking At Number Thirty-Seven On The US Billboard R&B Singles Chart While Peaking At Number-Two On The UK Singles Chart. Ross Considers It One Of Her Signature Songs. The UK Release Included Her 1985 Hit "Chain Reaction." It Barely Missed The U.K. Christmas Number One Spot For 1991 By A Couple Hundred Units Beaten Out By The Sentimental Re-Release Of Queen's "We Are The Champions" Commemorating The Passing Of Lead Singer Freddie Mercury.