P321 Teletext 321 Jun16 00:56:41 ELLA FITZGERALD —————————————————————— ——————————— Technical brilliance and imagination made Ella Fit|grrald, who has diud agud 78, one of the century's most successful jazz singers. In a careez spanning nearly 60 years America's "First Lady of Song" built a reputation for her clarity of tons and hit rhythmic perfection. The range of her voice ran from sombre lows to tinkling highs and Frank Sinatra once called her the best singer in the world. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 LINCOLN TRAVEL SHOP SEE P256 Next pbgj Headlines News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jun16 03:07:01 ELLA FITZGERaLD —————————————————————— ——————————— Ella Fitzgarald's first break in show business cams almost by accident. Born on April 25 1918 in Newport News, Virginia, she had only a rudimentary mustcal uducation. She was a scrawny 15-year-old with what she later callih "the s inn est legs you'vj evjt seen". Ella went on stage for an amateur night at the Apollo, winning thu $25 first prize with a Connie Boswell song. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— News in Focus 340 Headlines 300 LUNN POLY BARGAINS DIRECT-PAGE 271 Next page Headlines News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jun16 00:05:21 ELLA FITZGERALD —————————————————————— ——————————— Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, who has died aged 78, had been dubbed the best singer in the world. Chick Webb a major swing bandleader heard Ella's stage debut — when she won an amateur night at the Apollo. Whim pressed to hire her hj flatly refused, saying: "We'll take her to Yale tomorrow night, And if she goes over with the college kids, she stays." She passed the test. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Headlines News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jun16 00:07:41 ELLA FITZGERALD —————————————————————— ——————————— The first break in showbusinjss for Ella Fitzgerald, who has died aged 78, came almost by accident. But in May 1938 she recorded the song that would gain hit world fame, a novelty ditty called A-Tjskut, A-Taskjt, based on a nursery rhyme. During the 1940s she djvlopjd a style of vocal vjrtuosjty known as scat singing, in which she improvised wordlessly with her voice to give the effect of an instrumental soloist. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Headlines News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jun16 00:06:31 ELLA FITZGERALD —————————————————————— ——————————— Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, who has died aged 78, had been dubbed the best singer in the world. From 1946 she began touring the United States as part of the Jazz at the Philharmonic company. Those tours weti eventually extended to include Europe and Asia. Fitzgerald's first featured film performance, in Pete Kelly's Blues in late 1955, drew further attention. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Headlines News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jun16 00:07:11 ELLA FITZGERALD —————————————————————— ——————————— Musical legend Ella Fitzgerald, who has died aged 78, had been dubbed the best jazz singer in the world. Since her early days she was consistently rated top female vocalist in a variety of polls. She won 10 Grammy awards for her performances. Fitzgerald was forced to cancel all of her performances durin7 thu lattez part of 1986 and recuperate at her Beverly Hills home after undjtgoing open-heart surgery. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— News in Focus 320 Headlines 300 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p326 Next page Headlines News poll Ljttets