【美国人物志】艾拉·费兹杰拉（1/5）

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艾拉·费兹杰拉，爵士三女伶之一的急智歌后，被誉为「爵士第一夫人」。艾拉曾赢得13个葛莱美奖，并分别被前美国总统里根和乔治·H·W·布什颁赠国家艺术勋章和总统自由勋章。
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New York City
Ella Fitzgerald
Apollo Theater
Harlem
"Judy”
Chick Webb
"A-Tisket-a-Tasket"

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The year was 1933. The place was New York City. Ella Fitzgerald was 16 years old. She had entered a competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She was going to dance. But she had just watched two dancers perform. They were better dancers than she.
So, instead of dancing, she sang a song called "Judy.” People watching the competition urged her to sing another song. She did. She won first prize 25 dollars.
That competition at the Apollo Theater changed Ella Fitzgerald's life forever. Band leader Chick Webb was watching the competition. He hired Ella to sing with his band. He taught her about singing in public. He even showed her what kind of clothes to wear. In three years, she had her first hit record, "A-Tisket-a-Tasket".