Aretha Franklin as the Queen of Soul

Aretha Franklin was an American singer who achieved considerable fame in her time. She was popular, for example, as Elvis Presley. Her genre became primarily soul. In addition, it was also gospel, funk, pop rock, rhythm and blues and jazz. At the same time, this gifted diva could not only sing.

• Pianist
• Composer
• Author of soul music

The talented singer brought with her one pleasant first. She became the first woman ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Not for nothing was she called the Queen of Soul in her day.

What should you know?

Black singer Aretha Franklin has been on the music scene for about fifty years. During that time, she's added about eighteen Grammys. Since she was born into the family of a Baptist minister, she was quite close to music and singing. Her talent later developed and by the age of fourteen she was already recording songs.

Subject	Information
Date of birth	25 March 1942
Place of birth	Memphis
Deaths	August 16, 2018
Place of death	Detroit

Her first single launched her career to some extent. It was the song I Never Loved a Man, which was released in 1967. The Queen of Soul was a soprano specialist and loved to combine her voice with her piano playing.

Aretha Franklin and her achievements

The singer was more or less active until 2011, when she released an album called A Woman Falling Out Of Love. That same year, a large number of singers paid tribute to her at the Grammy Awards for her lifelong contribution to music. As for successful albums, there are more than enough of them. To name a few, there are Soul '69, With Everything I Feel in Me, Aretha, Through the Storm, Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen and many more.

Aretha Franklin has lent her songs to many films. One of the most famous ones is the song Deeper Love, which appeared in the famous movie Sister Act 2. It was 1993 at the time. She had more than enough similar musical successes in her life.