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Also known as Diana Jean Krall

Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist

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Diana Krall is a Canadian singer, pianist, songwriter, and jazz musician born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, on November 16, 1964. She has a contralto voice and performs primarily on piano and voice. Her musical genres include jazz, smooth jazz, and contemporary jazz. Krall began her professional work period in 1993 and has worked in New York City. She is signed to Verve Records.

Krall received her education at The Royal Conservatory of Music and Berklee College of Music. Her instructors included Jimmy Rowles, Don Thompson, and Alan Broadbent. She is married to Elvis Costello. Among her notable works are *Wallflower*, *Glad Rag Doll*, *Have Yourself a Merry*, and *Love Scenes*.

She has received the Order of British Columbia and is inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

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Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • Diana Krall -- Wallflower
  • Diana Krall -- Glad Rag Doll
  • Diana Krall
  • Have Yourself a Merry
  • Love Scenes

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Film & TV

Acting · Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide; altogether, she has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 1990s and 2000s. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second Jazz artist of the 2000–2009…

Known for

  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story — Self2024
  • Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song — Self2023
  • Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration — Self2019
  • Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs — Self2019
  • CMA Country Christmas 2018 — Self2018
  • Pete the Cat — Pete's Mom (voice)2017
  • Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — Self2016
  • Diana Krall - Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 — Self2013
  • Paul McCartney: Live Kisses — Self2012
  • A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney — Self2012

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Canada
Active from
1964
britishcanadiancontemporary jazzjazzpopvocal jazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,350,701
Total plays
27,331,101

Tags

jazzfemale vocalistsvocal jazzpianoblues

Diana Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (on November 16, 1964). She began learning the piano at the age of four. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. At the age of fifteen, she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants. She also spent some time in Toronto studying with Canadian Jazz great, Don Thompson (Bass/Piano) and with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts she moved to the U.S to continue studies and dev

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Key facts

Born
Diana Jean Krall , ( 1964-11-16 ) November 16, 1964 (age 61) , Nanaimo , British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Jazz traditional pop bossa nova
Occupations
Singer musician songwriter
Instruments
Vocals piano
Years active
1993–present
Labels
Justin Time GRP Impulse Verve
Spouse
Elvis Costello ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 ) ​
Website
dianakrall .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Diana Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the U.S. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second-greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time.

Krall is the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. She has won two Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diana Krall” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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