Diana Ross

Diana Ross is an American vocalist, recording artist and actress. She rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of The Supremes. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that has included successful ventures into film and Broadway. She has won seven American Music Awards, and was honored with a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. In 1993, the Guinness Book of World Records declared Diana Ross the most successful female music artist in history. Diana Ross has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Ross is one of the few recording artists to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—one as a solo artist and the other as a member of The Supremes. In December 2007, she received the Kennedy Center Honors.

Ross has released 24 studio albums and 90 singles. Twenty-seven of her singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US, 12 of them the Billboard Top 10, and six of those reaching number-one, placing her in a tie for fifth among the top female solo performers who have reached the top spot there. In the UK, she amassed a total of 46 Top 40 singles with 19 of them reaching the Top 10 and two of those reaching number-one. In the U.S., 17 albums reached the Billboard Top 40, four of those the Top 10, and one album topping the chart. In the UK, 26 albums reached the Top 40, eight of those the Top Ten, and one album topping the chart. Ross sang lead on a hit single at least once every year from 1964 to 1996 in the UK, a period of 33 consecutive years and a record for any performer.