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Diana Krall
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Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
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Diana Krall is a Canadian jazz musician, singer, pianist, and songwriter. Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, in 1964, she performs in the jazz and smooth jazz genres. Her voice type is contralto, and she plays the piano, voice, and musical keyboard. She has worked in New York City and is signed to Verve Records. Her career began in 1993.
Krall studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music and Berklee College of Music. Her teachers included Jimmy Rowles, Don Thompson, and Alan Broadbent. She is married to Elvis Costello. She has received the Order of British Columbia and is on Canada's Walk of Fame. She speaks English.
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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
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,350,701
- Total plays
- 27,331,101
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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
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Nanaimo
- Spouse
- Elvis Costello
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Berklee College of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Alan Broadbent
- Genre
- smooth jazz
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Record label
- Verve Records
- Official website
- www.dianakrall.com
- Image
- Diana krall.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
- Voice type
- contralto
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- name in native language
- Diana Krall
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
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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.
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