Birthday: November 16, 1964 (Scorpio)
Born In: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Diana Krall
(Jazz Pianist)
Diana Jean Krall is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer whose albums have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. She was ranked at the #2 spot on Billboard’s list of jazz artists of the 2000-09 decade. Krall grew up in a musical household and started learning piano at the age of four. By the time she turned 15, she was playing jazz at a local restaurant. After completing her education at Berklee College of Music, she moved to Los Angeles to start her career as a jazz musician. She later returned to Canada and released her debut album, ‘Stepping Out’, in 1993. In the ensuing years, she put out 13 more albums and won three Grammy awards and eight Juno awards. Her repertoire includes nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums. The talented artiste has also performed alongside the likes of Eliane Elias, Shirley Horn, and Nat King Cole. Particularly known for her contralto vocals, she is the only singer in the history of Jazz to have eight albums that have debuted at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums. In 2003, she received an honorary PhD. (Fine Arts) from the University of Victoria.
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