Diana Ross is an American singer, actress, and record producer born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the Supremes, becoming Motown's most successful act and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group released twelve number-one hit singles, including "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", and "Love Child".
Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross released her debut solo album, featuring the number-one hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". She continued a successful solo career through the 1970s, releasing hit albums like Mahogany and Diana, and number-one hit singles "Theme from Mahogany" and "Love Hangover".
Ross has also ventured into acting, with a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award-nominated performance for her role in the film Lady Sings the Blues. She also starred in the films Mahogany and The Wiz, and later acted in the television films Out of Darkness and Double Platinum.
Ross was named the "Female Entertainer of the Century" by Billboard magazine and the most successful female music artist in history by the Guinness Book of World Records. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 as a member of the Supremes, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
Ross is a 12-time Grammy nominee and has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She has been recognized as one of the most successful dance artists of all time, ranking #3 in the Billboard Dance Club Songs Artists year-end chart in 2018.
