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Diana Ross was not the best singer in The Supremes but she was the prettiest and most marketable, so she went on to solo stardom. The story of The Supremes was the inspiration for the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which made a star of Jennifer Holliday in the role of the singer who gets shunted aside for the Ross character, and which was recently adapted for film, with another Jennifer H—Hudson—getting an Oscar for that role (and the cover of Vogue, a rare feat for a big girl). Some years ago Diana Ross had a concert in Manila. My friend Michael was in the audience. According to Michael, Ms. Ross noticed two very enthusiastic female fans in the front rows. They had been standing on their seats throughout the show, screaming their lungs out at every number. Ms. Ross decided to invite them onto the stage to help her sing her hit, “Endless Love.” She sang the first verse, then handed the microphone to the first woman. Who, unbeknownst to her, was the singer Ivy Violan. Who sang the hell out of the second verse. The crowd went nuts. Ms. Ross was taken aback—she had not expected to be outsung at her own show. But she praised Ivy’s Violan’s singing, and passed the microphone to the second woman. Who was the singer Dulce. Whose voice has the power to launch rockets. Who blew out the back wall and brought the house down. Ms. Ross was not pleased. She exited the stage for a costume change and returned for the finale, but by then the audience had slipped from her grasp. A Dreamgirls moment, live in Manila.