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Aretha Franklin and Luciano Pavarotti were friends. At the Grammy Awards in 1998 Franklin filled in for Pavarotti and Sang Nessun Dorma. Pavarotti was sick at that time and had a sore throat. Franklin was there and listened to his rehearsal and filled in. I have heard it. It sounded good. Nessun Dorma was from Puccini's Opera Turandot. The opera was not complete at the time of Puccini's death in 1924. This aria was on of Pavarotti's signature songs. This is one of the most famous opera arias. So, pop singers can sing classical and vice versa.
I like some of Franklin's music. I did have one of her 45 RPMs when I was younger. She was referred to as "The Queen of Soul". She also sang gospel music. Franklin was born in Memphis TN but grew up in Buffalo NY and Detroit MI. She began singing in Church choirs and at the age of 18 signed her first recording contract. Some of her more well known songs were "respect" and "You Make me feel like A Natural Woman". She was listed as one the 100 Greatest artists and won the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Also, she had appeared in several movies. Detroit Michigan is home to the Motown label which featured black artists. Detroit is called "Motown" because of the auto industry. Memphis had a large number of Blues artists. I wonder why this performance is not as well known. I am surprised that it is not well known. I have just heard about this performance just recently.
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