Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia. [2] She was the daughter of William Ashland Fitzgerald, a transfer wagon driver from Blackstone, Virginia, and …

Fitzgerald began singing and performing on the streets of Harlem in order to make ends meet. In November 1934, seventeen-year-old Fitzgerald debuted in her first Amateur Night at the …

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Va. on April 25, 1917. Her father, William, and mother, Temperance (Tempie), parted ways shortly after her birth. Together, Tempie and Ella …

May 4, 2021 · Ella Fitzgerald turned to singing after a troubled childhood and debuted at the Apollo Theater in 1934. Discovered in an amateur contest, she went on to become the top …

Legendary African American jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), was in kinship care and a reform school as a teenager. Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Virginia. By the time Ella was …

In 1923, Ella's half-sister, Frances Da Silva, was born. As a child, Ella dreamed of becoming a dancer. She loved listening to jazz music. Her favorite singers were Louis Armstrong, Bing …

Accounts of Ella Fitzgerald’s childhood are conflicting, but it is clear that she grew up in poverty and was orphaned at a young age. She was born in Newport News City, Virginia, on April 25, …

Jun 15, 1996 · Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1918, in Newport News, Virginia, but she spent her youth just outside New York City in Yonkers, New York, and received her musical …

When Fitzgerald was on tour with Dizzy Gillespie’s band in 1946, she met and fell in love with Ray Brown. The couple married in 1947, and they eventually adopted a child born to Ella`s half …

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia, to William Fitzgerald and Temperance “Tempie” Williams Fitzgerald. Her parents separated shortly after her birth, …