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Famous as :

R&B/soul singer, actress

Birth Name :

Gladys Maria Knight

Birth Date :

May 28, 1944

Birth Place :

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Spouse :

James Newman (1960 - 1964), Barry Hankerson (producer, October 1974 - 1979), Les Brown (actor, August 25, 1995 - 1997), William McDowell (since April 12, 2001)

Claim to fame :

Album "Just for You" (1994)

Stevie Wonder's Rare Duet with Ella Fitzgerald Packed in CD

May 08, 2007 12:05:06

A rare footage of 's duet with the late will be included in the diva's revived classics album "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song".

Grammy award winning song "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" was recorded in a duet version between Wonder and Fitzgerald in 1977. This song is among latest additions for the album that is due June 5 via Verne. Other artists also paying tribute through their covers are , KD Lang, , , , , Hank Jones, Ledesi, Dianne Reeves, Linda Ronstadt, and Lizz Wright.

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Gladys Knight to Receive 16th ELLA Award

April 18, 2007 11:04:38

R&B singer will be the recipient of this year's ELLA Award. The honor that is given by Society of the Singers will be presented to her on Sept 10.

Upon receiving this award, Knight gave her statement, "It is a truly awesome feeling to be receiving this honor. Ella was the sweetest and most beautiful person as a talent and as a human being." The president of Society of Singers Jerry F. Sharell explained that choosing the singer is only appropriate considering that she is "one of the greatest and most distinctive voices of our time".

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Revival of Ella Fitzgerald's Classics

March 17, 2007 10:03:22

As a tribute to the late jazz singer , artists such as , KD Lang and have joined forces to make an album covering Ella's classics. The compilation will contain 13 tracks and is titled "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song."

Scheduled to release on June 5 via Verve, the album will also feature , , , Hank Jones, Ledesi, Dianne Reeves, Linda Ronstadt, and Lizz Wright.

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Winners List for Music Category in NAACP Image Awards is Out!

March 03, 2007 12:03:45

Hosted by and attended by A-list celebrities, the 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards has announced its winners for the music category.

First of all, takes the nomination of Outstanding Male Artist with initial competitors of , , and . The vocal wonder on the other hand, takes on the female position. With that she beats her fellow warriors , , American idol winner and also . Besides the award, Mary also brings home Best Music Video for "Be Without You".

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Hollywood Stars to Honor Nobel Peace Laureate

December 12, 2005 01:12:00

Oscar-nominated actress and her celebrity pals, including , , , and , have all become masters of ceremony for this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honor of International Atomic Energy Agency and it's chief Mohamed ElBaradei. Held Sunday Dec 11, the celebration is broadcast to about 100 countries and has become the cornerstone of three days of Nobel peace celebrations in Norway.

Praised Nobel peace laureate ElBaradei for his efforts to save humanity from nuclear weapons, Hayek commented "ElBaradei said the largest threat to world security and all of our futures is (nuclear) terrorism. There is nothing more pressing right now than a global effort for peace and control of these materials. I don't think there is anything more pressing ... than the future of mankind."

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Joint Masters of Ceremony for the Nobel Concert

November 30, 2005 01:11:19

Hollywood babes and are tapped to team up as the joint Masters of Ceremony for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Concert to be held Dec. 11 in Oslo. The twosome has been slated to appear during the event for laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency he leads, organizers said Tuesday.

Joining them as the event MC among others are artists , and . Meanwhile, the likes of , cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Colombian rock star and Welsh opera singer are all expected to live up the event.

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