Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald 

     Ella Fitzgerald was also known as the “Queen of Jazz” or “Lady of Song” or “Lady Ella”. She was born in April 25, 1917 and died June 15, 1996. What got Ella Fitzgerald staring singing was when her mother, before dying do to natural causes a heart attack, she would bring her records from other artist. She would spent hours listen to the voices of the singers and try to imitated them. After her mother died she lived with her aunt however it didn't work out and she ended up homeless. However that didn't stop her from her passion and started singing at Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY.

     

    After performing at Apollo Theater, she won the chance to perform for a week with Tiny Brad show. From that moment on she became famous for her singing and was offer to start in many movies, became an actress, and TV programs as an special guest appearance with Jack Webb’s, and Warner Brothers. She won 13 Grammy Awards, and many other acknowledgements. Also she won many Gold Metals for Arts.

    I choose this person because I had heard about her before a television program during the Black History Month on Disney Channel and Discovery Channel. When I started reading about the “Queen of Jazz” I found out how much she had struggle with her career. Not because she was homeless or wasn't talented enough but because during her time the Civil Right Movement was barely begging. She went through the Civil Right Revolution, but what I found more meaningful is how she assumed her career and was full of determination.