Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917 (“Ella Fitzgerald”). The location was Newport News, Virginia. She was born to be the daughter of Temperance "Tempie" and William Fitzgerald ("This Day in History"). As a child, Ella and her mother moved to Yonkers, New York, to live with her mother's new husband after William Fitzgerald's death. She grew up there for most of her childhood. Even though today Ella is known as the “Queen of Jazz”, she lived a normal childhood. When he was younger, he collected the signatures of famous people. She is also known as the "Master of Scat Singing" ("Ella Fitzgerald was known as the Master of Scat Singing"). While this is true, Ella's original dream was to become a dancer. Ella Fitzgerald has earned several nicknames because of her amazing voice. For example, she has been called "First Lady of Song" ("Ella Fitzgerald") and "The Queen of Jazz")" (10 Interesting Facts About Ella Fitzgerald"). She was also famous for being a dance teacher. Ella was given these names and fame credits related to her talent. No one could scatter like her. In fact, she gave wide diffusion to Jazz and scat music (“Ella Fitzgerald was the master of scat singing”). After all, Scat singing was Ella's trademark. Ella was discovered in 1934. It was a challenge for her, from her friends, to go and perform at the Amateur Performance Night at the Harlem Apollo (“10 Interesting Facts About Ella Fitzgerald”). That evening Ella would dance in the competition. Instead, she saw how the people performing in front of her were perfect and decided to sing her favorite song called "The Object of My Affection". That was the night Ella won the $25 prize for winning first place. That was also the night a star was born....... middle of paper....... Np, nd Web. April 23, 2014. "Ella Fitzgerald." IMDb. IMDb.com and Web. April 23, 2014. "Ella Fitzgerald." Ella Fitzgerald (singer). Np, nd Web. April 23, 2014. “Ella Fitzgerald is Born.” History.com. A&E and Web Television Networks. April 23, 2014"Ella Fitzgerald." Ella Fitzgerald. Np, nd Web. April 23, 2014. “Search for People in the United States – Ella Fitzgerald.” Ella Fitzgerald was the master of scat singing. Np, nd Web. April 23, 2014. “World Biography.” Ella Fitzgerald Biography. Np, nd Web. April 23. 2014. .