Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who defined the early sound of Motown Records in the early sixties. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and The Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America "bridging the color lines in music at the time.
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- Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who defined the early sound of Motown Records in the early sixties. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and The Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America "bridging the color lines in music at the time. " With a string of hit singles mainly composed by Smokey Robinson including "Two Lovers" (1962), the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch" (1962) and her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her popularity. In other circles, she's referred to as the "The First Lady of Motown" and was one of Motown's first singing superstars.
- Mary Wells war eine bekannte Soul-Sängerin, die durch ihre Aufnahmen bei dem Plattenlabel Motown bekannt wurde.
- Mary Esther Wells oli yhdysvaltalainen soul-, R&B- ja pop-laulaja. Hän tuli tunnetuksi varsinkin listaykköshitistä "My Guy", jonka hän levytti vuonna 1964 Motown Recordsille. Wells kuoli 49-vuotiaana kärsittyään kurkunpäänsyövästä ja keuhkokuumeesta.
- Mary Wells est une chanteuse de soul américaine. Interprète de My Guy, elle fut, avant Diana Ross, la première grande vedette du label Motown. Mary Wells se présente à dix-sept ans aux bureaux de Tamla Motown à Detroit pour proposer à Berry Gordy une chanson qu'elle destine à Smokey Robinson. Ne sachant écrire la musique, elle la chante directement au patron de la maison de disques qui l'engage aussitôt. Le titre Bye Bye Baby sort quelques semaines plus tard et se classe à la 45 place des charts pop et 8 des charts rhythm and blues. Smokey Robinson lui écrit de nombreux hits, dont You Beat Me to the Punch en 1962 (n° 9 pop, n°1 R&B), et surtout My Guy, qui se hisse à la première place du hit-parade en 1964, véritable exploit en pleine Beatlemania. Les Beatles lui demandent alors d'effectuer la première partie de leurs concerts lors de leur seconde tournée américaine. Mary Wells est aussi la première à enregistrer une chanson signée Holland, Dozier & Holland avec You Lost The Sweetest Boy en 1963. Après le succès de My Guy et deux duos avec Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells quitte Motown pour signer avec la 20th Century Fox, mais elle n'obtient plus que des succès mineurs. Passée ensuite chez Atco, puis chez Jubilee en 1968, sa carrière connait alors une longue traversée du désert. En 1990, elle vient d'enregistrer un nouvel album lorsqu'elle apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer du larynx. Elle en meurt deux ans plus tard, après avoir reçu le soutien financier de nombreux artistes comme Diana Ross, Martha Reeves, Bruce Springsteen ou Rod Stewart.
- Mary Esther Wells foi uma cantora norte-americana de soul, R&B e pop.
- Mary Wells, född 13 maj 1943 i Detroit död 26 juli 1992, var en amerikansk sångerska,. Wells skrev redan som 17-åring kontrakt med skivbolaget Motown och var den första av bolagets artister som hade en topp 10-hit på Billboardlistan, The one who really loves you. Därefter följde en lång rad hits, samtliga skrivna och producerade av Smokey Robinson. Sin största framgång hade hon med My guy som nådde förstaplatsen i september 1964. Hon lämnade Motown 1965 och hade därefter inga stora framgångar, trots försök på flera olika skivbolag. 1974 drog hon sig tillbaka från artistlivet för att ägna sig åt familjen. Hon var då gift med sångaren och producenten Cecil Womack, bror till den mer kände Bobby Womack. Hon återupptog karriären 1981 och fick då en framgång med discohiten Gigolo. 1990 diagnostiserades hon med strupcancer och tvingades avsluta sin karriär. Två år senare avled hon av sjukdomen.
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- Mary Wells est une chanteuse de soul américaine. Interprète de My Guy, elle fut, avant Diana Ross, la première grande vedette du label Motown. Mary Wells se présente à dix-sept ans aux bureaux de Tamla Motown à Detroit pour proposer à Berry Gordy une chanson qu'elle destine à Smokey Robinson. Ne sachant écrire la musique, elle la chante directement au patron de la maison de disques qui l'engage aussitôt.
- Mary Esther Wells foi uma cantora norte-americana de soul, R&B e pop.
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