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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald had a difficult childhood after her mother died, being sent to a reform school where she suffered abuse. At age 17 she had a breakthrough singing at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She went on to have a successful jazz singing career, recording over 200 albums and performing with famous artists like Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra. Fitzgerald was known as the "Queen of Jazz" and brought joy to people with her music despite struggling earlier in life. She died in 1996 from injuries in a car accident.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald had a difficult childhood after her mother died, being sent to a reform school where she suffered abuse. At age 17 she had a breakthrough singing at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She went on to have a successful jazz singing career, recording over 200 albums and performing with famous artists like Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra. Fitzgerald was known as the "Queen of Jazz" and brought joy to people with her music despite struggling earlier in life. She died in 1996 from injuries in a car accident.

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Ella Fitzgerald

From 1917-1996
Jared La Fleur
Kailyn Williams

Born April 25,1917; she was born in Newport, Virginia.


After her parents parted, she stayed with her mother
they moved to Yonkers, New York. Her mother later
found a boyfriend and had Ellas half-sister in 1923.Her
mother died in 1932, in a car accident, soon after her
stepfather died of a heart attack, and her half sister went
with her to their aunts house. The loss of her mother
made her unhappy, her grades dropped and she kept
getting in trouble with the police.

How Her Struggle Helped Her


After getting arrested,

Ella was sent to a reform


school. Where she
suffered from abuse,
from her caretakers.
Eventually she escaped,
at the age of fifth teen
she was broken and
alone during the Great
Depression.

When she started

singing, she was grateful


to struggle early in life. It
helped with emotions
during a performance.

Beginning of her Career


At the age of 17 on

She was mainly

November 21,1934, she sang


at the Apollo Theater in
Harlem, NY on Amateur
night.
She then joined the Webbs
Band. When she became
popularity was increasing,
she did many songs with
Louis Armstrong and
Benny Goodman.

remembered for jazz hint


the name QUEEN OF
JAZZ. Her voce was
beautiful, she performed in
and at many places.
She even performed at the
White House.

Relationships at the time


Ella and the Men
Ella was becoming
very popular, not just with
music but with the men.
She was married twice, the
first time was to Benny
Kornegay from 1941-1943.
Next, was Ray
Brown, they had a baby and
name him Ray Brown Jr.,
and they were married
from 1947-1953.

Artists That She Knew Or


Sang With
Louis Armstrong
Frank Sinatra
Marilyn Monroe
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie

Genres
Swing
Bebop
Traditional pop
Vocal Jazz

A few of her songs


Ambulatory Suite

All through the night


Love Is Sweeping the Country
Treat Me Rough

Anything Goes
Love Is Here to Stay
We will be playing A Tisket A Tasket

Defining Her Music


She a rough life before she was

famous, her struggle helped her show


emotion. Her music was used to bring
joy to people, show them the bright
side of life.

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Before her death in 1986 she was diagnosis


with diabetes. By the 1990s, Ella had recorded
over 200 albums. In 1991, she gave her final
concert at New York's renowned Carnegie Hall.
It was the 26th time she performed. She was
put to sleep in the Sanctuary of the Bells"
section of the Sunset Mission Mausoleum at
Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood,
California. She died in 1996, in a car accident.
Slow death from serious injuries, due to the
accident.

One of the most famous jazz singers of


her generation. She was known as
First Lady of Song, or Queen of
Jazz. She was a very gifted singer, she
sang songs that brought joy to others.

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