Aretha Franklin
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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Birthdate :March 25, 1942
Country : United States of America
Sign : Aries
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Job :musicians
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1939
Her favorite film as a child was The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)1984
1984: Her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, died after having been shot by a burglar.1987
1987: Her duet with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", was a UK #1 single.1992
1992: Performed at President Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration.1999
1999: She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC.2008
Voted the greatest singer of the rock era in a Rolling Stone magazine poll in 2008.2009
Aretha sang "God Bless America" at the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, 2009.2010
Was reported that she has pancreatic cancer. (8 Dec 2010).2012
Engaged to longtime friend, William "Willie" Wilkerson [January 3, 2012].6920
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6920 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
