Lady Ella

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Lady Ella is the affectionate nickname of Ella Fitzgerald, the legendary American jazz singer renowned for her pure tone, impeccable diction, and virtuosic scat singing.

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Lady Ella canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician
human
jazz singer
nickname
vocalist
activeYearsEnd 1993
activeYearsStart 1934
awardReceived Grammy Award
National Medal of Arts
Presidential Medal of Freedom
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1917-04-25
dateOfDeath 1996-06-15
fullName Ella Fitzgerald
surface form: Ella Jane Fitzgerald
genre jazz
swing
traditional pop
hasAffectionateNicknameFor Ella Fitzgerald
influenced jazz vocalists worldwide
knownFor impeccable diction
pure vocal tone
virtuosic scat singing
nickname First Lady of Song
Lady Ella self-linksurface differs
Lady of Song
Queen of Jazz
notableCollaboration Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Norman Granz
notableSongbook Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
surface form: Cole Porter Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
surface form: Duke Ellington Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
surface form: George and Ira Gershwin Song Book

Rodgers and Hart songbook
surface form: Rodgers and Hart Song Book
notableWorkSeries Songbook recordings
occupation bandleader
singer
placeOfBirth Newport News, Virginia
surface form: Newport News, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills, California, United States
recordLabel Decca Records
Pablo Records
Verve Records
refersTo Ella Fitzgerald
vocalCharacteristic clear enunciation
rhythmic precision
wide vocal range
vocalTechnique scat singing
vocalType female voice

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Ella Fitzgerald nickname Lady Ella
First Lady of Song alsoKnownAs Lady Ella
Lady Ella nickname Lady Ella self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ella Fitzgerald