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Florence Ballard

1943 - 1976

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Florence Glenda Chapman (née Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. After being removed from the Supremes in 1967, Ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with ABC Records before she was dropped from the label at the end of the decade. Ballard struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Florence Ballard is the 1,651st most popular singer (down from 1,498th in 2019), the 9,092nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,738th in 2019) and the 443rd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Florence Ballard ranks 1,651 out of 4,381. Before her are Nancy Wilson, Errol Brown, Karol G, Kim Deal, Cheb Hasni, and José Guardiola. After her are Van McCoy, Claudine Longet, Vladimir Romashkin, Julia Boutros, Shahram Nazeri, and Dariush.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Florence Ballard ranks 573. Before her are Margaret Archer, Eduardo Nascimento, Martin Mull, Liu Chao-shiuan, Steven Pressfield, and Dan Coats. After her are Bill Bradley, Roger Kolo, Dickey Betts, Manfred Wolke, Jimmy Hart, and Gil Gerard. Among people deceased in 1976, Florence Ballard ranks 231. Before her are Muhammad Sakizli, Lawrence Shields, Samuel Eliot Morison, Ivan Borkovský, Alexandru Cuedan, and Segundo Durandal. After her are Károly Takács, Gastone Darè, Henri Eberhardt, Tadeusz Friedrich, Hans Theilig, and Horacio Muñoz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Florence Ballard ranks 9,094 out of 20,380. Before her are Isabel Sanford (1917), Vince Boryla (1927), Stan Brakhage (1933), James Stockdale (1923), Jenna Ortega (2002), and Tommy Lee Wallace (1949). After her are Bill Camp (1961), Hilarie Burton (1982), Ring Lardner (1885), Van McCoy (1940), James Michael Tyler (1962), and Mia Malkova (1992).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Florence Ballard ranks 443. Before her are Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), Barbara Bonney (1956), Kelly Rowland (1981), Lil Peep (1996), Nancy Wilson (1937), and Kim Deal (1961). After her are Van McCoy (1940), Betty Carter (1929), DJ Yella (1967), Dianne Reeves (1956), Mac Miller (1992), and Midori (1968).

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