Florence needed a lot of emotional support. Her career was, however, cut short due to her untimely death. She became very unhappy as the girls became more successful and started to drift apart from each other. ![]() Later, her financial conditions started improving and she made a comeback as a singer. She also led a brief unsuccessful stint as a solo singer, but her life soon spiralled downwards due to poverty and alcoholism. After a bitter strife and argument with the manager, she was ousted from the group as she retaliated by missing performances or record sessions. Her stint with ‘The Supremes’ was not very fruitful, as she was not given the opportunity to prove her mettle as a lead singer and was often consigned to background vocals. Florence Ballard died on 22 February 1976, due to a blood clot, this was the result of alcohol (due to depression) and drugs to help her with weight loss and high blood pressure. During her years with The Supremes, the group routinely grossed 100,000 in ten days of touring, and their hits made millions. Her singing talent caught the attention of a reputed record label and subsequently, she was offered an audition for a band. Florence Ballards career was over at the age of 24. While in high school, she used to participate in talent shows and got noticed for her unique voice and stage persona. She was well-known for her deep, rich and soulful voice but her fame was soon eclipsed by Diane Ross, a fellow member of her group. ![]() ![]() Ballard took music classes, sang in her schools choir, and built a reputation as a talented singer in her neighborhood. The family moved to Detroit before she turned ten to take advantage of the citys booming job market. Florence Ballard Chapman was one of the founding members of the female-singing group, ‘The Supremes’. Florence Glenda Ballard was born in Rosetta, MS, June 30, 1943, the ninth of 15 siblings.
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