Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin (English: Aretha Louise Franklin, /əˈriːθə/; March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018), American female singer, songwriter and pianist, born in Memphis, Tennessee. Aretha was exposed to music as a child when she participated in a choir. Her song style spanned pop music and soul music, and she was named the "Lady Soul" and the "Queen of Soul". Aretha Franklin's career was filled with awards. She is the female singer who has won the third most Grammy Awards in history, with a total of 19, 11 of which came from the "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" (eight of which she won for eight consecutive years). In addition to the Grammy, she is also the first female singer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her music is not only well-received but also very popular. She has more than 70 singles on the Billboard charts. "Rolling Stone" ranked Aretha No. 1 among the "100 Greatest Singers", which is enough to show her popularity. Aretha died of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in Detroit on August 16, 2018. His legendary life story was adapted into a quasi-biographical film "Genius of the Century: Aretha the Soul Singer" by the National Geographic Channel. Paramount Pictures will launch the biopic "Soul Voice" for her in 2021.