Aspiring singer Johnny Manuel wowed the judges on The Voice Australia on Sunday (June 7) with a powerhouse take on "Home" by Diana Ross.
25.05.2020 - 04:31 / etcanada.com
Diana Ross didn’t realize her hit song was a gay anthem.
Ross’ 1980 song “I’m Coming Out” was an instant classic but according to producer Nile Rodgers, she didn’t understand the implications at first.
Rodgers got the idea for the song while at transgender nightclub GG’s Barnum Room in New York City where he was surrounded by Ross impersonators.
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“All of a sudden a lightbulb goes off
Aspiring singer Johnny Manuel wowed the judges on The Voice Australia on Sunday (June 7) with a powerhouse take on "Home" by Diana Ross.
Diana Ross was reduced to tears after hearing daughter Tracee Ellis Ross’s songs from her new movie The High Note.The 47-year-old appears as singer Grace Davis in the feature and, speaking to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, she opened up about the I’m Coming Out hitmaker’s reaction to her vocal recordings. While Diana hadn’t seen the movie at the time of the conversation, Tracee recalled: “I picked her up and we sat in my car.
Diana Ross cried after hearing her daughter Tracee Ellis Ross singing in 'The High Note'. Tracee plays the role of singer Grace Davis in the music industry comedy and admitted that her Motown legend wept after hearing some tracks from the upcoming movie.
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It took Diana Ross a little while to realize that one of her most famous songs, “I’m Coming Out”, was a gay anthem.
The Chic legend co-produced the singer's iconic 1980 hit
Tracee Ellis Ross has said it became her “biggest fear” to sing in public because of comparisons that would be made to her famous mother, Diana Ross.