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# Diana Ross Turns 70: Her Best Performances in Photos


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## TIME Staff


Mar 26, 2014 2:00 PM CUT

by 

[TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/)


## TIME Staff


Mar 26, 2014 2:00 PM CUT

![Diana Ross On The Ed Sullivan Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d8a8517b4ffbb2f/69868723e53aba25f74d1aa9/71415048.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs on the Ed Sullivan Show on March 24, 1968. CBS—Getty Images

![Diana Ross](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt772eb2072f903d03/6986871e810bbbc3ebc90a9e/103736799.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs on stage, with her band and a cheering audience behind her, at Ahoy on June 13, 1982 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Foto Rob Verhorst—Redferns/Getty Images

![Diana Ross](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34f9ce1b71c4dd01/6986871ecd804db834cc9e86/103736766.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs on stage at Ahoy on June 13, 1982 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Rob Verhorst—Redferns/Getty Images

![A torrential downpour, with winds gusting to 55 miles per ho](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb66e5b289331b628/6986872406f2c1440f32e0a2/97218732.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A torrential downpour, with winds gusting up to 55 miles per hour, pelt pop singer Diana Ross during a free outdoor concert in Central Park, her "gift to New York." on July 21, 1983. Richard Corkery—New York Daily News/Getty Images

![Diana Ross In Central Park](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt420b5952c7dfb5aa/69868721f983e7562f04ceb0/167885962.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Pop Diva Diana Ross performs on the second night of her heralded free concert "Diana Ross Worldwide from New York: For One and All" on the Great Lawn in Central Park, New York on July 22, 1983. Jack Vartoogian—Getty Images

![2004 Billboard Music Awards - Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5de8cea492a3eff1/6986871f06f2c1940d32e098/105445012.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs "I Just Called to Say I Love You" and "For Once in My Life" at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. KMazur—WireImage/Getty Images

![Diana Ross Performs In Dublin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9d3e8052522d675/69868723810bbb12fcc90aab/3075038.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs at The Point Theatre on March 10, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland. ShowBizIreland—Getty Images

![Diana Ross in Concert - March 18, 2004 - London](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac3869aa769c78d4/6986872013c79f45c7191389/115500914.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross during Diana Ross in Concert at Wembley Arena in London on March 18, 2004. Mike Marsland—WireImage/Getty Images


![2006 TV Land Awards - Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt365dd35af366d605/6986871fadae445838542224/113682375.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs a medley of her famous hits including "Touch Me in the Morning," "The Boss," "Do You Know," and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" at the 2006 TV Land Awards. Chris Polk—FilmMagic/Getty Images

![Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIII - Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt177442f0156f92ef/6986871f1eebf7b12d37002c/113502006.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIII Show at the Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona on March 24, 2007. John Shearer—WireImage/Getty Images

![Diana Ross Performs At Wembly Arena](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa8f5cb84864229c/69868724cd804d3403cc9e97/74115086.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs at Wembley Arena on May 9, 2007 in London, England. Jo Hale—Getty Images


![Diana Ross Performs At The Nokia Theatre L.A. Live](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0ea5b3e2ac11276/698687243617603afb90b175/101936737.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on June 9, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Tullberg—Getty Images

![TNT Christmas In Washington 2012 - Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c841861bf6fda51/69868720169ab089f42786ad/158038106.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Diana Ross performs onstage during the TNT Christmas in Washington 2012 at the National Building Museum on December 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images

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