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Ella Fitzgerald

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (April 25, 1917-June 15, 1996)
    Recorded 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy,' 'Fine Romance,' 'Summertime,' 'It's Only a Paper Moon,' 'Oh Lady Be Good,' 'How High the Moon' and 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'
    Nicknamed 'The First Lady of Song'

Why she might be annoying:

    When singing on the streets of Harlem as a child, she would often tell prostitutes when the police were coming.
    Her vocal range did not hold up well in her later years.
    She played lots of unflattering portrayals of blacks in Abott & Costello movies.
    She was divorced.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was homeless just a year before she got her big break.
    She adopted a son.
    She was one of the first performers to be well-received by white audiences.
    She became nearly blind in the 1970s after having several cataracts and hemorrhages.
    In 1983, the state senators of California voted on a resolution to congratulate her on her 'illustrious career.'
    She continued to perform well into her late 70s, even while on crutches.
    She ranked #13 on VH1's Top 100 Women of Rock & Roll.

Credit: Eric Hartman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 79 Votes: 48.10% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 86 Votes: 41.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 94 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 78 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 1979 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 62 Votes: 37.10% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 315 Votes: 41.59% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 40.54% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 182 Votes: 37.91% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 74 Votes: 35.14% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 202 Votes: 44.55% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 254 Votes: 42.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 661 Votes: 42.36% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 828 Votes: 41.43% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 815 Votes: 42.70% Annoying