My favorite singer is Ella Fitzgerald.

I didn't really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Ultimately, I'd say a lot of my vocal influences are jazz-based, people like Ella Fitzgerald, or Fred Astaire.

— Bill Ward

I definitely grew up to Nina Simone and a lot of Ella Fitzgerald. And I loved Amy Winehouse. I loved that sort of soulful…

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change - mostly in the realms of technology, transportation, and the…

— Julia Glass

I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.

— Estelle

“Ella finished her burger and dug into a side of fries. Hi watched, enraptured. She couldn't help but notice. “Would you like one?” “What?…

— Kathy Reichs

Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis, and…

— Yasmine Hamdan

I'm probably the only one in the world you can name that's worked with Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Ella, Duke, Miles, Dizzy, Ray Charles,…

— Quincy Jones

That's nice, to be compared to Joanna Lumley. She played my mother once in 'Ella Enchanted.' I was one of the ugly sisters, and…

— Lucy Punch

“Wisdom's daughter walks alone—” “Ella!” Frank stood suddenly. “Maybe it's not the best time—” “The Mark of Athena burns through Rome,” Ella continued, cupping…

— Rick Riordan

I believe that a hundred years from now, when people look back at the 20th century, they will look at Miles, Bird, Clifford Brown,…

— Quincy Jones

“Tell me to leave," he said roughly. "No," I whispered, pressing a gentle kiss to his jawline. "Then I'm staying," and his lips consumed…

— Alexa Rae

I don't know how much more what I've done is any more important than what Ella Fitzgerald did. Ella crossed those lines, as did…

— Al Jarreau

“He smiles. "You know- I feel everything when you touch me, love. I can feel your excitement. Your nervousness. Your pleasure. And I love…

— Tahereh Mafi

The premieres are, kind of exciting, especially to Ella, who loves limousines.

— Kelly Preston