Diane Tell

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Diane Tell

Background information
Birth name Diane Fortin
Born December 24, 1959 (1959-12-24) (age 48)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Origin Flag of Quebec Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s) Soft rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1968–present
Website www.dianetell.com

Diane Tell (born Diane Fortin in Quebec City on 24 December 1959[1]) is a francophone singer-songwriter from Canada. She grew up in Val-d'Or before moving to Montreal with her family in 1969.

She was part of the original 1990 production of the rock opera La Légende de Jimmy by Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon.

For the Juno Awards of 1984, she was nominated as Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year.

[edit] Discography

  • 1977: Les cinéma-bars
  • 1979: Entre nous
  • 1980: En flèche
  • 1982: Chimères
  • 1984: On a besoin d'amour
  • 1986: Faire à nouveau connaissance
  • 1988: Dégriffe-moi
  • 1996: Désir Plaisir Soupir
  • 2005: Popeline

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ This birthdate was acknowledged by Diane Tell in postings at her website's forum. The following sites also indicate a 1959 birth year: However, the Canadian Encyclopedia [1] and Quebec Info Musique [2] claim a 1957 birth year.

The site of the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec http://recherche.banq.qc.ca/aosources/ecis.jsp reveals the year Diane Tell was born (1957). By entering: Tell, Diane in the search engine, the site gives you multiple sources indicating that she was born in 1957. But the site of the Bibliothèque nationale de France claim a 1959 birth year. http://www.bnf.fr/ On her forum Diane Tell said her American passport reveals a 1959 birth year.

Extract : Ah Ah ! En cadeau d'anniversaire je vous donne ce fait. Je n'ai qu'un seul passeport, américain, je n'ai jamais eu de passeport canadien après l'âge de 14 ans et sur mon passeport est inscrit 24/12/59... Il se peut que très jeune j'ai menti sur mon âge dans un sens et puis beaucoup plus tard dans l'autre bref...

http://www.dianetell.com/forum/forum_php.php?code_expand=7095&compteurmois=6

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