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Name : | Diana Ross | Birth Name : | Diane Ernestine Earle Ross | Profession : | Actress, Singer | Date of Birth : | March 26, 1944 | Place of Birth : | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Height : | 5' 4˝'' | Claim to fame : | The lead singer of the popular 1960s singing group 'The Supremes' and her first solo number-one hit, 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. |
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African-American musical superstar Diana Ross may well be a by-product of the almost crippling shyness she has suffered since childhood. Reportedly, it took a lot out of young Ross to work up the courage to sing in her church choir; but once she decided that music was to be her bread and butter, there was no stopping her. With Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson, Ross formed the now-legendary R&B "girl group" the Supremes, which was elevated from a local Detroit attraction to international renown by Motown Records maven Berry Gordy....
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