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Real Name: Aretha Louise Franklin
Birthday: 03/25/1942
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Occupation: Singer
Sign: Aries
Death date: N/A
Death reason: N/A

The fate of gospel music was forever altered in 1956 when a 14-year-old choir girl named Aretha first belted out "Precious Lord" for a congregation of 4,500 at Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church. What followed this conception of the legendary "Lady Soul" is nothing short of amazing grace -- more than a dozen million-selling singles, 20 No. 1 R&B hits, a cover story in Time, a civil rights award from Martin Luther King Jr., a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 15 Grammys (including a lifetime achievement award in 1995) and a role ...

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