Donna Summer
The Queen of Disco who won five Grammys and sold more than one hundred million records worldwide.
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Alma Gluck
Romanian-American singer
Théroigne de Méricourt
A prosperous peasant who was inspired by the ideals of the Revolution, she found herself in Paris right before the fall of the Bastille. Having had numerous lovers and suffered the death of a child, she felt compelled to fight for the downtrodden.
Jessye Norman
African-American opera and jazz singer
Leontyne Price
Grammy-winning African-American opera singer
Sophie Tucker
Ukrainian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio star
Susanna Haswell Rowson
British playwright, actress and bestselling novelist
Ebe Stignani
If ever a singer belonged at the Metropolitan Opera, it was Ebe Stignani.
Stella Roman
Romanian operatic soprano
Zinka Milanov
Croatian operatic soprano