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Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and
singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she
has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage."[1] Among the many
standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's Coming Up Roses",
"I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", "You're the Top", "Anything
Goes", and "There's No Business Like
Show Business", which later became her theme song.

Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47
years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and
dramatic roles, as a recording
artist, and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she
received a Juvenile Academy
Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for
her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. She had a contralto singing range.[1]

Barbra Streisand (pronounced /ˈstraɪsænd/ STRY-sand;
born Barbara Joan Streisand, April 24, 1942) is an American singer,
songwriter, filmmaker and actress. She has won two Academy Awards,[1] eight Grammy
Awards,[2] four
Emmy
Awards,[3] a Special Tony
Award, an American Film Institute award,[4] and a Peabody Award.[4]

She is one of the most commercially and critically successful female
entertainers in modern entertainment history and one of the best-selling solo
recording artists with more than 71 million albums shipped in the United States
and 140 million albums sold worldwide.[5][6] She is the best selling female artist on the Recording Industry
Association of America's (RIAA) Top Selling Artists list and the only female
recording artist in the top ten.[7]

According to the RIAA,
Streisand has a total of 31 top ten albums to her credit since 1963. Streisand
has the widest span (46 years) between first and latest Top 10 albums of any
female recording artist. With her 2009 album, Love Is the Answer, she
became the only artist to achieve number 1 albums in five consecutive
decades.[8] Streisand also holds
the record for the most top 10 albums of any female recording artist.[9] Her RIAA tally shows
she has released 51 Gold albums, 30 Platinum albums, and 13 Multi-Platinum
albums in the United States.[2]



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