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Diana Krall
Diana Krall at a CD signing in Toronto, Ontario (Sept 2007)
Background information
Born	November 16, 1964 (1964-11-16) (age 45) Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Jazz, traditional pop
Occupations	Singer Pianist Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals Piano
Years active	1985 — present
Labels	Justin Time GRP Impulse Verve
Associated acts	Elvis Costello
Website	DianaKrall.com

Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her contralto vocals.¹

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). 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.^{citation needed} 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.

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... The Look of Love went to number one on the Canadian album charts and went quadruple platinum in that country.^{citation needed} 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.² 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

Diana's only sibling, Michelle, is a former member of the RCMP. Krall's two primary mentors Ray Brown and Rosemary Clooney died in 2002 and a few months later her mother Adella died due to multiple myeloma. 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

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

Live

Compilation

Independent

EP

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Diana Krall

• Diana Krall's website
• "The State of Jazz Vocals Today" by Ted Gioia, Jazz.com.