Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944 in Detroit to Fred Ross, a factory worker from Detroit, and his wife, Ernestine. Diana, along with his brothers and sisters, were raised in the Brewster housing project in Detroit.
In late 1950, Diana, and two other neighborhood children, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard formed a trio called The Primettes. She also worked after school as a cafeteria busgirl Hudson Department Store in Detroit.
While Diana was a student at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, is presented to the high school musical. His teacher says that although he had a great voice, it was nothing special, and was very disappointed. She was named the Best Dressed Girl in her class. He graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1962.
In the 1960s, Diana, Florence and Mary went to the offices of Motown Records in Detroit to get a recording contract. However, Berry Gordy, Motown founder and president, felt he had two young men refused to sign until they completed high school o. Then they returned to Motown, with their high school diplomas in hand, signed a recording contract, and its name was changed from the Primettes to The Supremes.
First album of The Supremes “I Want A Guy, was a failure. His subsequent singles were also successful and not as popcorn, let me go the right way, standing at the crossroads of love, when love the house lights shining in their eyes, and run! Run! run1.
Enter the songwriting team of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland, who had written the song Where Did Our Love Go. It was first introduced to The Marvelettes, but refused because he felt he was too young. Then he introduced to The Supremes. They did not want to record it at first for the same reason. It was felt that it was a success and were desperate for a hit record. But it was re-registered, and in 1964 became his first number one.
Once again the number one followed Visits
1. Baby Love
2. Come See About Me
3. Stop! In the Name of Love
4. Back in My Arms Again
5. I Hear a Symphony
6. You Can not Hurry Love
7. You Keep Me Hanging On
8. Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
9. The Happening
10. Love Child
11. Someday We’ll Be Together
The Supremes were on top of the world of music. He was second in record sales in the 60’s, behind the Beatles. They appeared on numerous television shows, touring all over the world, and even appeared in the 1965 film, beach ball, where he sings the title
Surfer Boy song.
In 1970, Diana Ross left the Supremes perform a successful solo career. Although his first solo album was Reach Out and Touch someone’s hand. , But its sole next single, Is not No Mountain High Enough (a remake of the 1967 success of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell) was all the way to number one.
She went on to have four more solo Number One Hits. 1. Touch Me in the Morning
2. The issue of Mahogany: Do You Know Where You’re Going To?
3. Love Hangover
4. Upside Down
In 1972, seven years after she appeared in the film Beach Ball, Diana Ross was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in Lady Sings the Blues. Billy Dee Williams was his co-star. She played the junkie blues singer Billie Holliday. But he lost the Oscar to Liza Minnelli, who won for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in the film version of Cabaret.
In 1975, again co-starred with Billy Dee Williams in the film Mahogany. She played Tracy Chambers, an aspiring fashion designer from the ghetto of Chicago, went to Rome and becomes a successful fashion model.
In 1978, she starred with Michael Jackson and Nipsey Russell in the movie version of Broadway hit, The Wiz, based on The Wizard of Oz. She played the role of Dorothy, but he was a schoolteacher from Harlem, and not a Kansas farm girl.
In 1983, he met with Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong Motown’s 25th anniversary special, which aired on NBC.
In 1994, he appeared in a TV movie called out of darkness, where she played a woman who had schizophrenia. In 1999, she co-starred with Brandy in another television movie, Double Platinum. She played Olivia King; a singer whose daughter for adoption was made 18 years ago, (played by Brandy) follows in his footsteps and become a singer. Both films premiered on ABC.
Diana Ross has been married and divorced twice. In January ‘71, married Robert Ellis SiSilverstein in Las Vegas, and gave birth to three daughters: Rhonda Suzanne in 1971, Tracee (who stars in the comedy Girlfriends) and Chudney. They divorced in 1977. In 1993, it was confirmed that her eldest daughter Rhonda was fathered by Berry Gordy, Jr.;
In 1986 she married the Norwegian tycoon Arne Naess, in a spectacular ceremony in Switzerland. She had two children with him and Evan Ross, but that marriage also ended in divorce.
Diana also had trouble with the law as well. In 1999 he was detained at London’s Heathrow airport strike by security guards (the guard had touched the chest during a routine). In December 2002, was arrested in Arizona on charges of drunk driving.
In 2000, thirty years after leaving the Supremes, Diana Love Back organized touring with two other members of the Supremes of the ’70s; Scherrie Payne and Lynda Lawrence. Organizers initially contact Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong, but he said no. But unfortunately, the return of Love Tour was a flop and was canceled after only a few.
Diana Ross, along with Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli, has acted in all aspects of entertainment.

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