A diva is a celebrated female singer such as Maria Callas, Jenny Lind, Nellie Melba, Rose Ponselle, Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, Birgit Nilsson, Kathleen Battle, Beverly Sills or Renata Tebaldi. Autograf Jenny Lind Goldschmidt Nordisk familjebokpng|thumb|left|Autograph of Jenny Lind after her February 5 1852 marriage to Otto Goldschmidt WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Dame Nellie Melba GBE (19 May 1861 &ndash 23 February 1931 born Helen Porter WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Rosa Ponselle ( January 22, 1897 &ndash May 25, 1981 Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American Opera singer ( Soprano) WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (born 7 November 1926 Birgit Nilsson ( May 17, 1918 &ndash December 25, 2005) was a Swedish Dramatic soprano who specialized in operatic WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Kathleen Battle (born August 13 1948, Portsmouth Ohio, USA WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Beverly Sills ( May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Renata Tebaldi ( Pesaro, Italy
However, the term is now also used to refer to an outstanding popular female performer of non-operatic works, such as Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Aretha Franklin,Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Alicia Keys, Björk, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Patti Labelle, Barbra Streisand, Gloria Estefan, Cher, Tina Turner who are often referred to as divas due to their success and talent. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American
Also, some prominent women adored in gay male pop culture are referred to as divas, such as Taborah, Kathy Griffin, Joy Behar, and Joan Rivers. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Taborah (born on Long Island, New York, USA is an artist who is popular in Dance music, Pop music and sometimes Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar (née Occhiuto; born October 7 1942 is an Emmy -Nominated American Comedian, Writer, Actress Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky; June 8, 1933) is an American Comedian, Actress, Talk show
The term was originally used to describe a woman of rare, outstanding talent. It derives from the Italian word 'diva' meaning "goddess" or "fine lady"[1]. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities TIME magazine observed in its October 21, 2002 issue: "By definition, a diva was originally used for great female opera singers, almost always sopranos. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. "
In ballet, the equivalent of a diva is a prima ballerina assoluta. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance
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Negative connotation
The term is often used with a negative connotation. This derives from the implication that a star who is a "diva" is arrogant, difficult to work with, high-maintenance, manipulative, fussy, highly strung, privileged and demanding. He or she does not believe the law and accepted rules of courtesy apply to him or her. Professional actors often use this term to describe someone who desires the stage spotlight over others. Actress Debra Winger has been described as the "biggest diva in Hollywood". Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress.
The term "prima donna" has similarly entered common usage with exactly the same negative meaning. Originally used in Opera companies " prima donna " is Italian for "first lady"
Professional wrestling
The term Diva is also often used in World Wrestling Entertainment to describe its more well-known female performers, such as Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Melina Perez and Torrie Wilson. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich (born September 30 1978 better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice, is an American model actress, and Melina Nava Perez (born March 9 1979 better known simply as Melina, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Torrie Wilson (born July 24 1975 is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model perhaps best known for her work with
See also
External links
- Laughing Bodies, Eccentric Gestures; Retrospective on Female comics and Divas in the films of the 1910s at the Austrian Film Museum
- The New-Diva Disease; TIME Magazine article
- Divas Spanish Operatic popDivas website (Spanish)
Dictionary
diva
-noun
- Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- A person who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when their standards or demands are not met.
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