17 Facts About Cindy Birdsong

Cynthia Ann Birdsong was born on December 15,1939 and is an American singer who became famous as a member of The Supremes in 1967, when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard.

Cindy Birdsong was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey on December 15,1939, to parents Lloyd Green Cindy Birdsong Sr.

Cindy Birdsong set her sights on becoming a nurse and attending college in Pennsylvania.

When Cindy Birdsong returned to Philadelphia she was contacted by a longtime friend, Patsy Holte, in 1960 to replace Sundray Tucker in Holt's singing group The Ordettes.

At twenty years of age, Cindy Birdsong was the oldest member of the group with the remainder of the group still in their mid-teens.

Cindy Birdsong was being considered as a replacement for Florence Ballard by Diana Ross due to Ballard's "erratic behavior".

However, Cindy Birdsong left to have her first child and was replaced by Lynda Laurence.

Cindy Birdsong later returned to replace Laurence in 1973 after Laurence left to start a family with her husband Trevor Lawrence.

Cindy Birdsong was later fired from the Supremes in February 1976.

In 1983, Cindy Birdsong joined former Supremes Mary Wilson and Diana Ross in a one-off reunion on the Motown 25 anniversary television special.

In 2004, Cindy Birdsong joined Mary Wilson and Kelly Rowland to perform a medley of Supreme hits for the Motown 45 anniversary television special.

Cindy Birdsong married Charles Hewlett in August 1970 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

Cindy Birdsong filed for divorce in March 1975, citing "irreconcilable differences".

Cindy Birdsong's family revealed that she suffered several debilitating strokes, and expressed frustration with Birdsong's longtime caretaker and roommate Rochelle Lander who they said was preventing family support.

However, in 2021, Cindy Birdsong was removed from her apartment by Los Angeles police and was put in a skilled nursing facility.

Cindy Birdsong managed to unlock the car door while Collier was driving and jumped out of the vehicle onto the Long Beach Freeway to safety.

Cindy Birdsong was 'hospitalised with cuts, bruises and knife wounds.