1. She was known as the "First Lady of Song". Ella Fitzgerald is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. Her vocal range spanned three octaves, and she had a gift for improvisation and scat singing.
2. Her career spanned over 50 years. Fitzgerald was born in April 1917 and died in June 1996. She began her career in the 1930s as a band singer, and eventually became a solo star. She continued to perform until the early 1990s.
3. She is the only artist to have won every major music award multiple times. Ella Fitzgerald won 13 Grammy Awards, as well as other prestigious awards such as the Peabody Award, the NAACP Image Award, and the French Grand Prix du Disque.