Ella Fitzgerald

Born: 25 April 1917 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. Died: 15 June 1996 in Beverly Hills, California, USA (aged 79). Dubbed 'The First Lady Of Song', Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the US for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she sold over 40 million albums and won 13 Grammy Awards: - Best Jazz Performance, Individual for "514542" - Best Vocal Performance, Female for "452934" - Best Jazz Performance - Soloist for "243842" - Best Vocal Performance, Female for But Not For Me from "303629" - Best Vocal Performance Album, Female for "123332" - Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track, Female for Mack The Knife from "123332" - Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female for "260698" - Best Jazz Vocal Performance for "243845" - Best Jazz Vocal Performance for "260701" - Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for "96849" - Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for "519172" - Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for "511661" - Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for "734749" Mother of jazz pianist/singer Ray Brown Jr., ex-wife of jazz double-bassist Ray Brown.