Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgeraldwas an American jazz singer often 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 and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth25 April 1917
CityNewport News, VA
CountryUnited States of America
fall exercise thinking
A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside... I'm going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do.
graduation giving-up passion
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do.
singers female jazz
She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
cousin thinking self
I used to be very self-conscious. I used to wish I was pretty. My cousin Georgia always taught me that if you smile, people will like you. Sometimes people will say something you don't like, and you get angry a bit, but you just smile. You let it go by, even if you really would like to choke 'em. By smiling, I think I've made more friends than if I was the other way.
thinking
I think I do better when I sing.
song sound doe
Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
girl people use
I know I'm no glamour girl, and it's not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I've got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing.
food romance cooking
You take romance - I'll take Jell-O.
voice people today
Ella knows her way around her voice as very few people today. But there are times when she seems to be unaware there are things the human voice just doesn't do. She does them.
forgive-me forgiving singing
I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don't have all the words. Maybe I can sing it and you'll understand.
home stage feels
When I'm on stage I feel at home
people feelings shy
I'm very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it's a different feeling I get nerve from somewhere; maybe it's because it's something I love to do.
want
What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
love birthday music
The only thing better than singing is more singing.