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| Name = Aretha Franklin
| Background = solo_singer
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| Birth_name = Aretha Louise Franklin
| Born = {{birth date and age|1942|3|25}}
| Origin = {{flagicon|USA}} ], ], ]
| Genre = ], ]
| Occupation = ], ], ]
| Years_active = 1956–present
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| Name = Aretha in Paris | Name = Aretha in Paris
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'''Aretha Louise Franklin''' (born ], ]) is an ] ], ], and ] ], ], and ] born in ], ], but raised in ], ]. She has been called for many years "'''The Queen Of Soul'''", but many also call her "Lady Soul," as well as the more affectionate "Sister Re". She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings but is also adept at ], ], ], ], gospel, and even ]. She is generally regarded as one of the top ] ever, due to her ability to inject whatever she may be singing about with passion, soul and sheer conviction. Franklin is the second most honored female singer in Grammy history after ]. Ms. Franklin has won nineteen competitive ] (including an unprecedented eleven for ], eight of them consecutive), and the state of ] has declared her voice to be a wonder.
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Franklin has had two number one hit songs on the ], ] in the 1960s and her 1980s duet with ], "]", and many of her singles have hit Top 20, Top 10, and Top 5 positions. Franklin is one of three acts to peak at each of the top 10 positions of the Hot 100, the others being ] (if counting duets with ]) and ]. She has enjoyed both critical and commercial success as a solo artist. Her vocal range is rumored to be about 4 octaves{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. She has belted A5 in chest voice before.
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==Trivia==
* Aretha is the daughter of the legendary preacher ] and ], a pianist and gifted singer.
* Aretha Franklin was sued for breach of contract in 1984 when she was unable to star in the ] musical ''Sing, Mahalia, Sing'', (based on the life of gospel legend ]) mainly because of her ].
* She was inducted into the ] in 2001.
* In 1969 Aretha was arrested for disturbing the peace in Detroit.
* Her song "Respect" was used in '']'' and as the opening song to the first episode of '']''.
* She made a cameo appearance on '']'' and sang "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" on the piano alongside Murphy.
* Aretha frequently invites fellow soul singer ], reportedly one of her favorites, to sing at her birthday parties.
* Sang "America the Beautiful" at ].
* She was married to veteran ] ] from 1978 to 1984.
* In 2006 Aretha Franklin's Grammy total rose to eighteen with a best traditional R&B vocal award for "A House Is Not a Home," a track from the ] tribute ''So Amazing''.
* Aretha Franklin calls ] "my child."
* ]'s grandmother sang backup for her.
* She is the godmother of singer ].
* Aretha sang the ] at ] with ] and ].

==Awards and achievements==
* On ], ], she became the first woman to be inducted into the ].
* In September, 1999, she was awarded The ] by President Clinton.
* In 2004, ] ranked her #9 on their list of the .<ref>{{cite web| title = The Immortals: The First Fifty| work = Rolling Stone Issue 946| publisher = Rolling Stone| url =http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty}}</ref>.
* In 2005, she was awarded The ] by President George W. Bush.
* In 2005, she became the second woman to be inducted into the ].
* On ], ], she was presented with an ] ] ] by the ].

===Grammy Awards===
Aretha Franklin has won nineteen Grammy Awards in total during her 45- year career, and currently holds the record for most Best Female R&B Vocal Performance wins with eleven to her name (including eight consecutive awards from 1968-1975 - the first eight ever awarded in that category).

{|class="wikitable" width="550px"
!colspan="4"|Aretha Franklin's Grammy Award Wins
|-
!Year
!Category
!Genre
!Title
|-
|align="center"|1968
|Best Rhythm And Blues Recording
|R&B
|Respect
|-
|align="center"|1968
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Respect
|-
|align="center"|1969
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Chain Of Fools
|-
|align="center"|1970
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Share Your Love With Me
|-
|align="center"|1971
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Don't Play That Song
|-
|align="center"|1972
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Bridge Over Troubled Water
|-
|align="center"|1973
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Young, Gifted and Black
|-
|align="center"|1973
|Best Soul Gospel Performance
|Gospel
|Amazing Grace
|-
|align="center"|1974
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Master Of Eyes
|-
|align="center"|1975
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
|-
|align="center"|1982
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Hold On I'm Comin'
|-
|align="center"|1986
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Freeway Of Love
|-
|align="center"|1988
|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Aretha
|-
|align="center"|1988
|Best R&B Vocal By Duo Or Group
|R&B
|I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) <br/> <small>With George Michael</small>
|-
|align="center"|1988
|Best Soul Female Gospel Performance
|Gospel
|One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism</small>
|-
|align="center"|1991
|Legend Award
|General
| --
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|align="center"|1994
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|General
| --
|-
|align="center"|2004
|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|Wonderful
|-
|align="center"|2006
|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
|R&B
|A House Is Not A Home
|-
|}

==Discography==
''For a detailed account of Aretha Franklin releases, see the ].''

'''Notable albums:'''
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*1967 '']''
*1967 '']''
*1968 '']''
*1968 '']''
*1970 '']''
*1971 '']''
*1972 '']''
*1973 '']''
*1974 '']''
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*1974 '']''
*1975 '']''
*1976 '']''
*1978 '']''
*1982 '']''
*1983 '']'''
*1985 '']''
*1991 '']''
*1998 '']''
*2003 ''So Damn Happy
*2007 '']''
{{col-end}}

'''Top 10 US ] singles:'''
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" valign="top" width="30"| Year
!align="center" valign="top" width="300"| Title
!align="center" valign="top" width="50"| Peak
|-
| ]
| "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)"
|align="center"| 9
|-
| ]
| "]"
|align="center"| '''1'''
|-
| ]
| "Baby I Love You"
|align="center"| 4
|-
| ]
| "]"
|align="center"| 2
|-
| ]
| "Chain Of Fools"
|align="center"| 2
|-
| ]
| "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"
|align="center"| 5
|-
| ]
| "]"
|align="center"| 7
|-
| ]
| "The House That Jack Built"
|align="center"| 6
|-
| ]
| "]"
|align="center"| 10
|-
| ]
| "]" / "Brand New Me"
|align="center"| 6
|-
| ]
| "Spanish Harlem"
|align="center"| 2
|-
| ]
| "Rock Steady"
|align="center"| 9
|-
| ]
| "Day Dreaming"
|align="center"| 5
|-
| ]
| "]"
|align="center"| 3
|-
| ]
| "Who's Zoomin Who?"
|align="center"| 7
|-
| ]
| "]"
|align="center"| 3
|-
| ]
| "]" (with George Michael)
|align="center"| '''1'''
|-
|}

==Filmography==
*'']'' (1980)
*'']'' (1998)
*'']'' (1998)
*'']'' (2000) (documentary)
*'']'' (2002)
*'']'' (2003) (documentary)
*'']'' (2003) (documentary)
*'']'' (2004)

==See also==
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* Japanese Fan Site

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Template:Infobox musical artist 2

Untitled

Aretha In Paris is a live 1968 album by R&B/gospel legend Aretha Franklin.

Track listing

  1. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
  2. "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream"
  3. "Soul Serenade"
  4. "Night Life"
  5. "Baby, I Love You"
  6. "Groovin'"
  7. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
  8. "Come Back Baby"
  9. "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)"
  10. "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)"
  11. " I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)"
  12. "Chain Of Fools"
  13. "Respect"

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. She has been called for many years "The Queen Of Soul", but many also call her "Lady Soul," as well as the more affectionate "Sister Re". She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera. She is generally regarded as one of the top vocalists ever, due to her ability to inject whatever she may be singing about with passion, soul and sheer conviction. Franklin is the second most honored female singer in Grammy history after Alison Krauss. Ms. Franklin has won nineteen competitive Grammys (including an unprecedented eleven for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, eight of them consecutive), and the state of Michigan has declared her voice to be a wonder.

Franklin has had two number one hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100, "Respect" in the 1960s and her 1980s duet with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", and many of her singles have hit Top 20, Top 10, and Top 5 positions. Franklin is one of three acts to peak at each of the top 10 positions of the Hot 100, the others being Marvin Gaye (if counting duets with Tammi Terrell) and Madonna. She has enjoyed both critical and commercial success as a solo artist. Her vocal range is rumored to be about 4 octaves. She has belted A5 in chest voice before.

Trivia

Awards and achievements

Grammy Awards

Aretha Franklin has won nineteen Grammy Awards in total during her 45- year career, and currently holds the record for most Best Female R&B Vocal Performance wins with eleven to her name (including eight consecutive awards from 1968-1975 - the first eight ever awarded in that category).

Aretha Franklin's Grammy Award Wins
Year Category Genre Title
1968 Best Rhythm And Blues Recording R&B Respect
1968 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Respect
1969 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Chain Of Fools
1970 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Share Your Love With Me
1971 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Don't Play That Song
1972 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Bridge Over Troubled Water
1973 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Young, Gifted and Black
1973 Best Soul Gospel Performance Gospel Amazing Grace
1974 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Master Of Eyes
1975 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
1982 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Hold On I'm Comin'
1986 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Freeway Of Love
1988 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance R&B Aretha
1988 Best R&B Vocal By Duo Or Group R&B I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
With George Michael
1988 Best Soul Female Gospel Performance Gospel One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
1991 Legend Award General --
1994 Lifetime Achievement Award General --
2004 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance R&B Wonderful
2006 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance R&B A House Is Not A Home

Discography

For a detailed account of Aretha Franklin releases, see the Aretha Franklin discography.

Notable albums:

Top 10 US Hot 100 singles:

Year Title Peak
1967 "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" 9
1967 "Respect" 1
1967 "Baby I Love You" 4
1967 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" 2
1967 "Chain Of Fools" 2
1968 "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" 5
1968 "Think" 7
1968 "The House That Jack Built" 6
1968 "I Say a Little Prayer" 10
1971 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" / "Brand New Me" 6
1971 "Spanish Harlem" 2
1971 "Rock Steady" 9
1972 "Day Dreaming" 5
1973 "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" 3
1985 "Who's Zoomin Who?" 7
1985 "Freeway of Love" 3
1987 "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael) 1

Filmography

See also

External links

  1. "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone.
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