Diane Tell

Diane Tell born 24 December 1959 is a Canadian musician who was born in Quebec City Quebec Tell entered the Val dOr conservatory at the age of six She continued her studies at the Montréal conservatory and then at CEGEP SaintLaurent and she wrote her first songs at the age of twelve As one of Québecs pioneering female singersongwriters she showcased her repertoire over the course of her first four albums She won six Félix prizes before the age of 25 breakout artist best artist best album best song and twice songwriter of the year Several of her songs have become SOCAN Classics and Si jétais un homme was inducted in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017 She earned a MIDEM Award for her album Chimères and a Victoire Award for her album Faire à nouveau connaissance In 1990 she was chosen by Plamondon Berger and Savary to play a leading role in the musical La légende de Jimmy Following that she played the lead and composed the score for another musical Marilyn Montreuil written and stagedirected by Jérôme Savary and the Théâtre National du Chaillot in Paris Over 300 performances of both shows were presented in France and Europe Over the past 25 years Tell has toured relentlessly written composed and recorded in Canada France the UK and Switzerland In 2019 she produced her 15th studio album of original material in Montréal As an independent artist she owns the phonographic rights of her entire catalogue manages her own publishing company and produces and finances her albums herself Also a photographer she directs the majority of her music videos In May 2018 Tell was elected to SOCANs The Society of Composers Authors and Music Publishers of Canada Board of Directors for a 3year mandate She was reelected in 2021 to a second mandate On 15 July 2022 in Paris Madame Rima Abdul Malak French Minister of Culture awarded Tell as part of the Spring 2022 class the rank of Chevalier de lordre des Arts et des Lettres one of the main distinctions of the four ministerial orders of the French Republic In 2024 Tell was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Source Article Diane Tell from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA