Diana Krall
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Background information | |
Born | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | November 16, 1964
Genres | Jazz, traditional pop, bossa nova |
Occupation(s) | Singer Pianist Songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals Piano |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Justin Time (1993) GRP (1995) Impulse (1995–2001) Verve (2002–present) |
Website | DianaKrall.com |
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. 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 two Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.
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.[4]
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.[5] Their twin sons, Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, were born December 6, 2006 in New York City.[6]
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]
The 2001 movie The Score (U.S.A. and Germany) starring Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando, features a recording of Krall entitled: “I’ll Make It Up As I Go.” This song accompanies the film’s ending Credits (Chapter 12) and was composed by a fellow Canadian, David Foster.[7]
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]
In late May 2007, Krall was featured in a Lexus ad campaign.[8] She also sang, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with piano accompaniment by pianist Hank Jones.
Quiet Nights 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] 2011 saw Krall retreat to sunny Sri Lanka, however no publicity was given and the visit remained entirely private.
On September 13, 2012, Krall performed Fly Me to the Moon at astronaut Neil Armstrong's memorial service in Washington, D.C.
Glad Rag Doll, her latest album, was released on October 2, 2012,
Honours
In 2000, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia.[9] In 2003 she was given an honorary Ph.D. (Fine Arts) from the University of Victoria.[10] In 2004, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.[11] In 2005, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[12]
In 2008, Nanaimo Harbourfront Plaza was renamed Diana Krall Plaza.[13]
She is an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.[14]
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
- 2012: Glad Rag Doll
- Others albums
- 2002: Live in Paris
- 2007: The Very Best of Diana Krall
- 2008: In Concert (Doing All Right)
- DVDs
- 2002: Live in Paris
- 2004: Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
- 2009: Live in Rio
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | At First Sight | Singer | |
1997—1998 | Melrose Place | Herself | "A Shot in the Dark" (Season 6, Episode 8, uncredited) "Ball N' Jane" (Season 7, Episode 4) |
2001 | Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of William Claxton | Herself[15] | Documentary |
2003 | Anything Else | Herself | |
2003 | De-Lovely | Musical Performer | sings "Just One of Those Things" |
2005 | Mississippi Rising | Herself | TV documentary |
2008—2009 | Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... | Herself | "Tony Bennett" (Season 1, Episode 5) "Diana Krall Interviewed by Elton John" (Season 1, Episode 12) |
2009 | Public Enemies | Torch Singer |
Awards
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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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. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Music review: Diana Krall". Barnes & Noble. 2001-09-18. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Best of the 2000s - Artists of the Decade" positions 51–60, Billboard
- ^ "In Step With: Diana Krall". Parade Magazine. April 25, 2004.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Costello and Krall have twin boys". BBC News Online. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ DVD (ending Credits), Universum Film GmbH & Co. KG., Constantin Films and BMG Video, Germany, 2005
- ^ Lexus commercial on YouTube
- ^ Posted by orderbceditor (2009-01-15). "2000 Recipient: Diana Krall | Order of BC". Orderofbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Media releases". Communications.uvic.ca. 2003-11-03. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Canada's Walk of Fame celebrating Inductee Diana Krall". Canadaswalkoffame.com. 1964-11-16. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Order of Canada". Archive.gg.ca. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Nanaimo Harbourfront Plaza Renamed". Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "Honorary Board". Themmrf.org. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ Cast list for Jazz Seen at IMDb
External links
- 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-winning artists
- Juno Award winners
- Members of the Order of British Columbia
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- People from Nanaimo
- Torch singers
- Female jazz musicians
- Smooth jazz singers
- Impulse! Records artists
- Verve Records artists
- The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni
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- Crossover jazz singers
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