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Diana Krall 
Diana Krall at a CD signing in Toronto, Ontario (Sept 2007)Background information Born November 16, 1964
Nanaimo, British Columbia, CanadaGenres Jazz, traditional pop, bossa nova Occupations Singer
Pianist
SongwriterInstruments Vocals
PianoYears active 1990–present Labels Justin Time (1993)
GRP (1995)
Impulse (1995–2001)
Verve (2002–present)Associated acts Elvis Costello Website DianaKrall.com Notable instruments Steinway[1] piano Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals.[2] 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 2000–09 decade, establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time. She is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums.[3] To date, she has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She also has earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.
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Professional career
In 1993, Krall released her first album, Stepping Out, which she recorded with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. It caught the attention of producer Tommy LiPuma, who produced her second album, Only Trust Your Heart (1995).[citation needed]
Her third album, All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio (1996), was nominated for a Grammy and continued for 70 weeks in the Billboard jazz charts. Love Scenes (1997) quickly became a hit record with the trio of Krall, Russell Malone (guitar) and Christian McBride (bass).[citation needed]
In August 2000, Krall was paired on a 20-city tour with Tony Bennett. They were paired again for a song on the TV series Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...[citation needed]
Orchestral arrangements by Johnny Mandel provided the background on When I Look In Your Eyes (1999). The band mix was kept, following arrangements on The Look of Love (2001) created by Claus Ogerman; this record achieved platinum status and reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The title track from the album, a cover of the Casino Royale standard popularized in the late 1960s by Dusty Springfield and Sérgio Mendes, reached number 22 on the adult contemporary chart.[citation needed]
In September 2001, Krall began a world tour. Her concert at the Paris Olympia was recorded and released as her first live record, Diana Krall - Live in Paris. The album included covers of Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are" (a hit on U.S. smooth jazz radio) and Joni Mitchell's "A Case Of You."[citation needed]
After marrying Elvis Costello, she worked with him as a lyricist and started to compose her own songs, resulting in the album The Girl in the Other Room. The album, released in April 2004, quickly rose to the top five in the United Kingdom and made the Australian top 40 album charts.[citation needed]
She also joined Ray Charles on his Genius Loves Company album in 2004 on the song, "You Don't Know Me".[citation needed]
Live at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia - Photo by Rob Garland
In late May 2007, Krall was featured in a Lexus ad campaign.[4] She also sang, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with piano accompaniment by pianist Hank Jones.
Quiet Nights, her latest album, was released on 31 March 2009.[citation needed]
Krall also produced Barbra Streisand's album Love Is the Answer, released on 29 Sep 2009.[citation needed]
Personal life
Krall was born on November 16, 1964 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Her father played piano around the house and her mother sang in a community choir. She was playing piano herself at the age of four and playing jazz in a local restaurant at 15. She went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a scholarship before heading out to L.A. to play jazz. She returned to Canada to release her first album in 1993.[5]
Krall lost her mother Adella to multiple myeloma in 2002, within months of also losing her mentors Ray Brown and Rosemary Clooney.[citation needed] Diana's only sibling, Michelle, is a former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Krall and British musician Elvis Costello were married on December 6, 2003 at Elton John's estate outside London.[6] Their twin sons, Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, were born December 6, 2006 in New York City.[7]
Honours
In 2000, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia.[8] In 2003 she was given an honorary Ph.D. (Fine Arts) from the University of Victoria.[9] In 2004, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.[10] In 2005, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[11]
In 2008, Nanaimo Harbourfront Plaza was renamed Diana Krall Plaza.[12]
She is an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.[13]
Discography
Diana Krall by a Steinway grand pianoMain article: Diana Krall discography- Studio albums
- 1993: Stepping Out
- 1995: Only Trust Your Heart
- 1996: All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio
- 1997: Love Scenes
- 1999: When I Look in Your Eyes
- 2001: The Look of Love
- 2004: The Girl in the Other Room
- 2005: Christmas Songs
- 2006: From This Moment On
- 2009: Quiet Nights
- Others albums
- 2002: Live in Paris
- 2007: The Very Best of Diana Krall
- DVDs
- 2002: Live in Paris
- 2004: Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
- 2009: Live in Rio
Filmography
- 1999 - At First Sight .... Singer
- 2003 - Anything Else .... Herself
- 2004 - De-Lovely .... Musical Performer
- 2009 - Public Enemies .... Torch Singer
Awards
Main article: Diana Krall awards and nominationsGrammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Year Nominated work Award Result 1996 All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio Best Jazz Vocal Album Nominated 1997 Love Scenes Best Jazz Vocal Album Nominated 2000 When I Look in Your Eyes Album of the Year Nominated Best Jazz Vocal Performance Won Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(to Al Schmitt)Won 2002 "Better Than Anything" Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Nominated The Look of Love Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(to Al Schmitt)Won 2003 Live in Paris Best Jazz Vocal Album Won 2005 "I Should Care" Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Nominated 2007 From This Moment On Best Jazz Vocal Album Nominated 2010 Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace Best Classical Crossover Album Nominated "Quiet Nights" Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(to Claus Ogerman)Won References
- ^ "Artist roster". Steinway & Sons. http://www.steinway.com/steinway/artist_roster/roster.php?artistSection=main&artistListing=k. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Music review: Diana Krall". Barnes & Noble. 2001-09-18. http://music.barnesandnoble.com/The-Look-of-Love/Diana-Krall/e/731454984621. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Best of the 2000s - Artists of the Decade" positions 51–60, Billboard
- ^ Lexus commercial on YouTube
- ^ "In Step With: Diana Krall". Parade Magazine. April 25, 2004. http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_04-25-2004/in_step_with_0.
- ^ Susman, Gary (10 December 2003). "Get Happy Elvis Costello marries Diana Krall. The singers wed in at Elton John's castle in England on Saturday". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,559324,00.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Costello and Krall have twin boys". BBC News Online. 9 December 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6164859.stm. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Posted by orderbceditor (2009-01-15). "2000 Recipient: Diana Krall | Order of BC". Orderofbc.gov.bc.ca. http://www.orderofbc.gov.bc.ca/members/obc-2000/2000diana-krall/. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Media releases". Communications.uvic.ca. 2003-11-03. http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/release.php?display=release&id=86. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Canada’s Walk of Fame celebrating Inductee Diana Krall". Canadaswalkoffame.com. 1964-11-16. http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/diana-krall. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Order of Canada". Archive.gg.ca. 2009-04-30. http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=10157. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Nanaimo Harbourfront Plaza Renamed". http://www.nanaimo-info-blog.com/2008/04/nanaimo-harbourfront-plaza-renamed.html. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "Honorary Board". Themmrf.org. http://www.themmrf.org/about-the-mmrf/leadership/honorary-board-of-directors.html. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
External links
- Diana Krall's website
- "The State of Jazz Vocals Today" by Ted Gioia, Jazz.com.
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Jann ArdenJuno Award for Artist of the Year
2002Succeeded by
Shania TwainPreceded by
—Soul and Jazz Awards for Artist of the Decade Act Jazz
2010Succeeded by
—Diana Krall Studio albums Stepping Out · Only Trust Your Heart · All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio · Love Scenes · When I Look in Your Eyes · The Look of Love · The Girl in the Other Room · Christmas Songs · From This Moment On · Quiet NightsLive/Compilation albums With others Vince Benedetti: Heartdrops · Tony Bennett: "Alright, Okay, You Win" from Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues, "The Best Is Yet to Come" from Duets: An American Classic · Ray Brown: "I Thought About You" and "Little Boy" from Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers · Ray Charles: "You Don't Know Me" from Genius Loves Company · The Chieftains: "Danny Boy" from Tears of Stone, "Morning Has Broken" (with Art Garfunkel) from The Wide World Over · Rosemary Clooney: "The Boy from Ipanema" from Brazil · Natalie Cole: "Better Than Anything" from Ask a Woman Who Knows · Celine Dion: "Blue Christmas" from These Are Special Times · Charlie Haden and Quartet West: "Goodbye" from Sophisticated Ladies · Geoffrey Keezer: "The Nearness of You" from Turn Up the Quiet · Yo-Yo Ma: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" from Songs of Joy & Peace · Sarah McLachlan: "Christmas Time Is Here" from Wintersong · Anne Murray: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Anne Murray's Christmas Album · Willie Nelson: "If I Had You" from American Classic, "Crazy" from Live and Kickin' · Barbra Streisand: Love Is the Answer (also producer) · Toots Thielemans: "La Vie en rose" from Chez Toots · Various artists: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" from We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of SongRelated articles Categories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- Berklee College of Music alumni
- Musicians from British Columbia
- Canadian female singers
- Canadian jazz pianists
- Canadian contraltos
- Canadian jazz singers
- Grammy Award winners
- Juno Award winners
- Members of the Order of British Columbia
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- People from Nanaimo
- Torch singers
- Women in jazz
- Smooth jazz singers
- Impulse! Records artists
- Verve Records artists
- The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni
- Diana Krall
- Crossover jazz singers
- Mainstream jazz pianists
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