(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 17, 2011 Singer Aretha Franklin performs during the taping of the second to last Oprah Winfrey Show at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. – Aretha Franklin, the legendary singer known as the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday in Detroit, US media reported. She was 76. (Photo by PETER WYNN THOMPSON / AFP) FILES-US-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-FRANKLIN