Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross on March 26; 1944) widely known as the -Queen of Motown-; is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer; record producer and actress; whose musical repertoire spans R&B; soul; pop; disco and jazz. During the 1960s; she helped shape the sound of popular music and the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes before leaving for a solo career in the beginning of 1970. Since the beginning of her career with The Supremes and as a solo artist; Diana Ross has sold more than 100 million records.Including her work with the Supremes; Ross has recorded 57 studio albums. In 1999; as a solo artist; she was ranked #38 on VH1-s -The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll-; while The Supremes ranked #16. The song "If We Hold On Together" was prominently featured as the closing credits theme for the Don Bluth animated children's film, The Land Before Time (1988). This song was a huge hit in Japan where it remained in the Number One position for 12 weeks. Japanese band "NICOTINE" also did a cover of the song in their 2004 album "Discovered", and Jordin Sparks performed the song on a 2007 episode of American.