DIANA ROSS Diana Ross famed and remarkable career spanning four decades has resulted with major awards and accolades and music history milestones. DIANA ROSS is a consummate performer as well as one of the most iconic female singers of all time and one of the most prominent women in popular music history and pop culture of the late 20th century. Her international achievements were recently acknowledged by the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in December 2007 in Washington DC. The honor celebrated her lustrous career of excellence in music, film, television and theatre, as well as her cultural influences, humanitarian work and her contributions to American culture. The entertainment industry saluted her portrayal of Billie Holliday in the film Lady Sings the Blues with top awards and nominations. The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences bestowed an Oscar nomination for her extraordinary performance as Best Actress and The Golden Globe Awards gave her a trophy for that same role. Diana Ross went on to star in further films, Mahogany and The Wiz. Ross won Broadway s top honor with a Tony Award for her one-woman show, An Evening with Diana Ross. The same show was later broadcast as a special on television. Career milestones include induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Songwriters Hall of Fame, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Hero Award, NAACP Entertainer Award, Billboard s Female Entertainer of the Century Award, The Soul Train Legend Award and International Lifetime Achievement at the World Music Awards. The icon is forever cemented in history with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Stop! In The Name of Love, Where Did Our Love Go and You Keep Me Hangin On have all been inducted into the NARAS Hall of Fame. Stop! In The Name of Love and You Can t Hurry Love are among The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame s Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll.
The Guinness Book of Records jointly awarded her with its Lifetime Achievement Award and the title of Most Successful Female Vocalist of All Time. She first reached the No.1 position on both the U.S. and UK charts with Where Did Our Love Go. This was the first of a number of consecutive No.1 hits in the U.S. Beginning in the 60 s, as lead singer of the world renowned group, The Supremes, Ross achieved the unprecedented feat of 12 numberone singles in the U.S. becoming the most successful American group in history and rivaled only by The Beatles for the position of the biggest hit group of that generation. Diana Ross went on to achieve 6 number-one single as a solo artist amassing a total of 18 #1s. Diana Ross phenomenal music career is marked by chart and commercial successes. In the U.S. alone, to date, she has tallied 31 Top Ten singles and 14 Top Ten Albums selling over 100 million units around the globe. When Endless Love hit number-one in 1981, Ross became the first female artist in music history to place six single at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Endless Love remains on of the most successful duets in pop history. Diana Ross musical repertoire encompasses R&B, soul, pop, disco and jazz, the recently released I Love You CD, jumped onto the chart as Billboard Magazine s Hot Shot Debut title. As lead singer of The Supremes, in the 60s, Diana Ross helped shape the sound of popular music, changing the landscape and paved way for contemporary music. Her love of life, never-ending wonder, the appreciation of goals and achievements and sheer human spirit define the artist that is Diana Ross and continue to make her one of the most identifiable, unique, beloved and influential singers of successive pop generations.
Awards and Nominations 1964 Grammy Awards - Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, Baby Love 1965 Grammy Awards - Best Rock & Roll Vocal Performance, Stop! In The Name of Love 1970 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Female Vocal Performance, Ainʼt No Mountain High Enough 1971 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Female Vocal Performance, I Love You (Call Me) 1973 Golden Globe Awards - Most Promising Newcomer, Female (Award) Golden Globe Awards - Best Actress, "Lady Sings the Blues" Academy Awards - Best Actress, "Lady Sings the Blues" Grammy Awards - Best Pop Female Vocal Performance, Touch Me in the Morning 1974 American Music Awards - Favorite Pop/Rock Female Album, Touch Me In the Morning (Award) Bafta Film Awards - Best Actress, "Lady Sings the Blues"
1976 Academy Awards - Best Pop Female Vocal Performance, "Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme from Mahogany)" Grammy Awards - Best R&B Female Vocal Performance, Love Hangover 1977 Tony Awards - Best Musical Special, "An Evening With Diana Ross" (Award) Grammy Awards - Best R&B Female Vocal Performance, "Your Love is So Good For Me" 1978 Grammy Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, "Ease On Down the Road"(with Michael Jackson ) 1979 Saturn Awards - Best Actress, "The Wiz" 1980 American Music Awards - Favorite Rhythm and Blues/Soul Female Artist (Award) Grammy Awards - Best R&B Female Vocal Performance, "Upside Down"
1981 American Music Awards - Favorite Rhythm and Blues/Soul Single, Upside Down (Award) Cable Ace Awards - General Entertainment (Music) (Award) Grammy Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, "Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie) Grammy Awards - Record of the Year, "Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie) 1982 American Music Awards - Favorite Pop/Rock Single, Endless Love (with Lionel Richie) (Award) American Music Awards - Favorite R&B/Soul Single, "Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie) (Award) Grammy Awards - Best R&B Female Vocal Performance, Muscles 1983 American Music Awards - Favorite Rhythm and Blues/Soul Female Artist (Award) 1995 Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, "Out of Darkness" 2004 TV Land Awards - Most Memorable TV Performance, "1983 Concert in Central Park" (Award)
Awards In Honor 1970 NAACP Image Awards - Female Entertainer of the Year 1976 Billboard Award - Female Entertainer of the Century 1982 Hollywood Walk of Fame - Solo star located at 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 1993 Guinness Book of World Records - Most Successful Female Singer of All Time 1994 Hollywood Walk of Fame - Star with the Supremes located at 7060 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA MIDEM (World Music Market) - Lifetime Achievement Award 1995 Soul Train Music Awards - Heritage Award
1996 Billboard Magazine - Female Entertainer of the Century World Music Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award 1998 Songwriter's Hall of Fame - The Hitmaker Award 1999 BET Walk of Fame - Star 2000 National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) - Heroes Award 2003 UK Capital Awards - Legendary Female Artist National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters - Lifetime Achievement Award 2007 BET Music Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award Kennedy Center Honors - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Inductions 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1999 Soul Train Hall of Fame 1998 Vocal Group Hall of Fame - as member of the Supremes 1999 Grammy Hall of Fame Where Did Our Love Go with the Supremes Grammy Hall of Fame You Canʼt Hurry Love with the Supremes 2001 Grammy Hall of Fame - Stop! In the Name of Love with the Supremes