Diva Diva A diva (; ) is a celebrated female singer; a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and by extension in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of "diva" is closely related to that of "prima donna". The word entered the English language in the late 19th century. It is derived from the Italian noun "diva", a female deity. The plural of the word in English is "divas"; in Italian, "dive" . The basic sense of the term is "goddess", the feminine of the Latin word "divus" (Italian "divo"), someone deified after death, or Latin "deus",
Who Do We Think We Are Who Do We Think We Are Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1973. It was Deep Purple's last album with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover until "Perfect Strangers" came out in 1984. Musically, the record showed a move to a more blues based sound, even featuring scat singing. Although its production and the band's behavior after its release showed the group in turmoil, with frontman Gillan remarking that "we'd all had major illnesses" and felt considerable fatigue, the album was a commercial success.