R.E.S.P.E.C.T - Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Hit songs such as "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers. By the end of the 1960s, Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul".



Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries, and 20 number-one R&B singles, becoming the most charted female artist in history. She won 18 Grammy Awards, including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance from 1968 through to 1975, and she is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career, including a 1987 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the first female performer to be inducted, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted to the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Franklin is listed in two all-time lists by Rolling Stone magazine, including the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2008, she was ranked by Rolling Stone as the No. 1 greatest singer of all time.

Aretha Louise Franklin (25 Mac 1942 - 16 Ogos 2018) adalah seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu, aktivis hak asasi, pelakon, dan pemain piano Amerika. Franklin memulakan kerjayanya sebagai penyanyi gospel gereja di Detroit, Michigan. Pada penghujung tahun 1960-an, Aretha Franklin telah dikenali sebagai "The Queen of Soul".

Franklin mencatatkan 112 single di Billboard. Beliau memenangi 18 Anugerah Grammy, termasuk lapan anugerah yang diberikan untuk Vokalis Wanita R&B Terbaik dari tahun 1968 hingga 1975, dan dia adalah salah seorang seniman muzik terlaris sepanjang masa, telah menjual lebih daripada 75 juta rekod di seluruh dunia.

Franklin menerima banyak penghormatan sepanjang kariernya, termasuk induksi tahun 1987 ke Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pingat Kebangsaan dan Medal of Freedom. Dia diiktiraf ke Dewan Kemasyhuran Muzik UK pada tahun 2005 dan ke Hall of Fame Muzik Gospel pada tahun 2012.

Franklin disenaraikan dalam dua senarai terbaik sepanjang masa oleh majalah Rolling Stone, termasuk 100 Seniman Terhebat Sepanjang Masa dan 100 Penyanyi Terhebat Sepanjang Masa. Pada tahun 2008, dia disenaraikan oleh Rolling Stone sebagai penyanyi nombor satu terhebat sepanjang zaman.

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