Who is Diana Jean Krall OC, OBC? The Music world knows her as Diana Krall. Krall is a Grammy Award and Juno Awards-winning Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 5 million albums in the US and over 15 million records worldwide; altogether, she second has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 2000s. On December 1
1, 2009, Krall was named by Billboard, the second Jazz artist of the 2000–2009 decade, and She's the only jazz singer until six albums debuting at the top of the chart on the Billboard Jazz Albums.[3] She has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. 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).
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).
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...
Orchestral arrangements by Johnny Mandel provided the background on When I Look In Your Eyes (1999); more Grammy nominations came along, and she was rewarded as Best Jazz Musician of the Year. 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 Look of Love went to number one on the Canadian album charts and went quadruple platinum in that country. The title track from the album, a cover of the Casino Royale standard popularized in the late 1960s by Dusty Springfield and Sergio Mendes, reached number 22 on the adult contemporary chart.
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 topped the Billboard jazz charts,[citation needed] went top 20 on the Billboard 200 and went top five in Canada. It garnered her second Grammy (Best Vocal Jazz Record) and a Juno Award.[citation needed] 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."
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.
She also joined Ray Charles on his Genius Loves Company album in 2004 on the song, "You Don't Know Me".
In late May 2007, Krall was featured in a Lexus ad campaign.[3] 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.
Krall also produced Barbra Streisand's album Love Is the Answer, released on 29 Sep 2009.
Personal life
Krall was born born November 16, 1964. She lost her mother Adella to multiple myeloma in 2002, within months of also losing her mentors Ray Brown and Rosemary Clooney. Diana's only sibling, Michelle, a former member of the RCMP, actively supports her older sister's career.
Krall and British musician (of Irish heritage) Elvis Costello were married on December 6, 2003 at Elton John's estate outside London. Their twin sons Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James, were born December 6, 2006 in New York City.
Grammy history
| Diana Krall Grammy Award History[4] | |||||
| Year | Category | Title | Label | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Best Jazz Vocal Performance | All for You | Impulse! | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Jazz Vocal Performance | Love Scenes | Impulse! | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Jazz Vocal Performance | When I Look in Your Eyes | Verve | Winner | |
| 1999 | Album of the Year | When I Look in Your Eyes | Verve | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | "Better Than Anything" | Umvd Labels | Nominated | on the album Ask A Woman Who Knows (Natalie Cole) |
| 2002 | Best Jazz Vocal Album | Live in Paris | Verve | Winner | |
| 2005 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | "I Should Care" | Verve | Nominated | arranger (Claus Ogerman) From the album A Man And His Music by Claus Ogerman |
| 2007 | Best Jazz Vocal Album | From This Moment On | Verve | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | "Quiet Nights" | Verve | Winner | Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall) |
Honours
In 2000, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia. In 2003 she was given an honorary Ph.D. (Fine Arts) from the University of Victoria. In 2004, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2005, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
She is an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Adella Krall, mother of Diana Krall, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996 and died May 2002 at the age of 61.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications[5][6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | U.S. | U.S. Jazz | |||
| 1993 | Stepping Out
| — | — | 12 |
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| 1995 | Only Trust Your Heart
| — | — | 8 | |
| 1995 | All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio
| — | — | 3 |
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| 1997 | Love Scenes
| — | 109 | 1 |
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| 1998 | When I Look in Your Eyes
| 12 | 56 | 1 |
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| 2001 | The Look of Love
| 1 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2004 | The Girl in the Other Room
| 1 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2006 | From This Moment On
| 1 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2009 | Quiet Nights
| 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Live
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications[7][8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | U.S. | U.S. Jazz | |||
Compilation
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | U.S. | U.S. Jazz | ||
| 2007 | The Very Best of Diana Krall
| 6 | 19 | 1 |
Independent
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | U.S. | U.S. Jazz | ||
| 1990 | Heartdrops
| — | — | — |
EP
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | U.S. | U.S. Jazz | ||
| 1998 | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
| — | — | — |
Filmography
- 2002 - Live in Paris - (Eagle Records, Pioneer DVD)
- 2003 - Anything Else - performer, "It Could Happen to You"
- 2004 - De-Lovely - music performer, "Just One of Those Things"
- 2004 - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival - (Verve Records)
- 2007 - The Very Best of Diana Krall - (Verve Records)
- 2009 - Live in Rio - (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2009). Also available in Blu-ray.
- 2009 - Public Enemies (2009 film) - girl singer, Bye Bye Blackbird
| 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 Album | Won | ||
| 2002 | "Better Than Anything" | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
| 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 | "Quiet Nights" | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | Won |
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