Ella Fitzgerald

Born

April 25, 1917

Died

June 15, 1996 (aged 79)

Known as

singer-songwriter, composer, conductor, bandleader, film actor, recording artist

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter and composer, 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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