Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer.

Ella Fitzgerald, who is also known as the Queen of Jazz, found her first success as a singer with the Chick Webb Orchestra. Webb died in 1942, so Ella Fitzgerald took over the band for awhile. She eventually left though to pursue a solo career. Most of Fitzgerald's known songs were recorded by Norman Granz of Verve Records. This included her singing classics from The Great American Songbook. Other than her solo work, Fitzgerald is famous for performing on recordings along with other great jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.

Ella Fitzgerald was a famous American singer, who was born on April 25, 1917. As a person born on this date, Ella Fitzgerald is listed in our database as the 6th most popular celebrity for the day (April 25) and the 4th most popular for the year (1917).

People born on April 25 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Ella Fitzgerald is the 164th most popular Taurus.

Aside from information specific to Ella Fitzgerald's birthday, Ella Fitzgerald is the 1082nd most famous American and ranks 3rd in famous people born in Newport News, Virginia, U.S.

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