Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

1917-04-25 – 1996-06-15 (age 79) Newport News, Virginia, USA
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Biography

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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Known For

Rat Pack
Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self (archive footage)

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941

as Ruby

Pete Kelly's Blues
Pete Kelly's Blues

1955

as Maggie Jackson

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues

1958

as Singer

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones, Music Man
Quincy Jones, Music Man

2025

as Self (archive footage)

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They All Came Out to Montreux

2023

as Self (archive footage)

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

2024

as Self (archive footage)

The Apollo
The Apollo

2019

as Self (archive footage)

The Legendary Nat King Cole
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim

2012

as Self (archive footage)

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Improvisation
Improvisation

2004

as Self

Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald
Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald

2017

as Self (archive footage)