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Aretha Franklin is a singer, songwriter, recording artist (United States).
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. She recorded albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company.
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| Born | 25 March 1942 |
| Profession | singer, songwriter, recording artist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | Northern High School |
| Spouse | Glynn Turman, Ted White |
| Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Grammy Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, MusiCares Pe |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Gemini |
| Nakshatra | Punarvasu (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Pisces |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Libra |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 126 singers with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 13 of them (10%) have the Moon in Gemini, like Aretha Franklin, and 5 (4%) share the Punarvasu Nakshatra — the #8 most common Moon Nakshatra among singers, where Swati leads with 12 (10%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Aretha Franklin was born on 25 March 1942. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Aretha Franklin's Moon sign (Rashi) is Gemini and the Nakshatra is Punarvasu, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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