Ella Fitzgerald
Details
Birth Date 25 Apr 1917
Place of Birth Newport News, Virginia, USA
Personal Name Ella Fitzgerald
Also known as
- Ella Jane Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
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