I discovered her music about 4 years ago (what a shame!) and since then, I love listening to her smooth rich voice almost everyday. I never get tired of listening to her because I never know what she’s going to do next.
Ella Fitzgerald - the Queen of Jazz, the First Lady of Song.
I think that she was an extraordinary vocalist and the finest female jazz singer of all time. Ella was the frst African-American woman who won a Grammy award (in total, she had own over 13 Grammys). She's inspired singers across genres and generation with her vocals.
Unfortunately, Ella had a rough life: she was abandoned by her father and abused by her stepfather. Her mother died young and then she was placed in an orphanage from which she ran away and lived on the street. She overcame many obstacles to achieve what she has achieved - especially discrimination and racism from people trying to keep her from reaching her goals. And when you listen to her music, you hear someone who sings about something that truly believes and means.
Without a shadow of a doubt, Ella was strong, smart, undeniably talented woman and she never let the vices that took through her career. The Queen of Jazz was considered as a daring, determined and hardworking person. And that's the other reason why I love Ella Fitzgerald.
She's no longer alive, but I truly believe that she's still alive in people's hearts.
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