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Aretha Franklin Fast Facts
Birthday
*** ,1942
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Death day
August 16, 2018 (76 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aries
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Celebrities born on March 25
Born in 1942
Born in Memphis, Tennessee
Aries named Aretha
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First name Aretha
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist. Franklin started his career as a gospel child at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where his father was C. L. Franklin as pastor. At the age of 18, she embarked on a secular musical career as a recording artist for Columbia Records. Although Franklin's career did not blossom immediately, she enjoyed enormous commercial and commercial success after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs like "I Never Loved a Man", "Respect", "A Natural Woman "," Chain of Fools "" Think "and" I Say a Little Prayer "have pushed her to surpass her musical peers. In the late 1960s, Aretha Franklin became known as the "Queen of the Soul". Franklin went on to record hits like I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Lady Soul, Spirit in the Dark, Young, Gifted and Black, Amazing Grace, and Sparkle before he got into trouble with the record label.
BornAretha Louise Franklin, March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 2018, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationSinger, songwriter, actress, pianist, civil rights activist
Years active1960–2017
Children4
Parent(s)Clarence LaVaughn Franklin, Barbara Siggers Franklin
RelativesErma Franklin (sister), Carolyn Franklin (sister), Cecil Franklin (brother)

About Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Soul Singer Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States on March 25, 1942. She dies at the age of 76, on August 16, 2018.

"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "Respect" are two of her most famous songs. She received over fifteen Grammy Awards, including one for her 75 million album sales.

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Aretha Franklin before becoming famous

Aretha Franklin was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1942 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She began singing in her father's church after her mother died, and at the age of eighteen, she established her solo career.

Achievement of Aretha Franklin

R&B Singer Whitney Houston, the recording artist, was her godmother.

Aretha Franklin's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She married Ted White in 1962 and divorced him in 1969. On April 11, 1978, she married TV Actor Glynn Turman. Edward, Ted, Clarence, and Kecalf were her four sons.

Glynn Turman, 77 (TV Actor)
Glynn Turman, 77

TV Actor

Aretha Franklin on Social Media

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Aretha Franklin Collabed with

She recorded a successful cover of Pop Singer Adele's song "Rolling in the Deep" in October 2014.

Adele, 35 (Pop Singer)
Adele, 35

Pop Singer

Aretha Franklin Income & Net worth

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Aretha Franklin Height and Weight

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Latest information about Aretha Franklin updated on March 11 2023.