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Jean Terrell (born Velma Jean Terrell, November 26, 1944 in Belzoni, Mississippi) is an American R&B and jazz singer. She replaced Diana Ross as the lead singer of The Supremes in January 1970.[1]She is the sister of the former WBA heavyweight boxing champion, Ernie Terrell, who fought Muhammad Ali.[1] Moving from Belzoni, Mississippi to Chicago for a better life at an early age, Jean Terrell was guided by her family to sing, and it was in the late 1960s that she and her brother formed a group
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Belzoni
- Sibling
- Ernie Terrell
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- A&M Records
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- date of birth
- 1944-11-26
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
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