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Diane Tell

Diane Tell

Diane Tell (born December 24, 1959) is a Canadian musician who was born in Quebec City, Quebec. She entered the Val d’Or conservatory at the age of six. She continued her studies at the Montréal conservatory and then at CEGEP Saint-Laurent and she wrote her first songs at the age of twelve. As one of Québec's pioneering female singer-songwriters, she proposed her personal 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 j’étais 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 stage directed 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 U.K. and Switzerland. In 2018, 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. Her YouTube channel gets 400,000 views per month on average. In her blog, Diane Cause Musique, she engages up-and-coming artists by explaining the inner workings of the music industry. In May 2018, Tell was elected onto SOCAN's Board of Directors for a 3-year mandate. (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) Re-elected in 2021 for a second mandate. Paris, July 15, 2022. Madame Rima Abdul Malak, Minister of Culture, awarded Diane Tell, as part of the spring 2022 class, the rank of Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of the main distinctions among the four ministerial orders of the French Republic. Source: Article "Diane Tell" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1959-12-24

Birth Place

Québec City, Québec, Canada

Movies and TV shows :

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Belle et Bum

2003

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Bonsoir bonsoir!

2019

4.0

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Cette année-là

2018

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Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

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En direct de l'univers

2009

1.0

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I Kissed a Girl

I Kissed a Girl

2015

5.9

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La petite séduction

2006

2.0

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Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

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Le monde est à vous

1987

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Les enfants de la télé

2010

6.5

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Microphone

2017

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N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels

2008

7.5

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Nulle part ailleurs

1987

5.6

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On connaît la chanson

2011

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On passe à l'Histoire

2013

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On va se le dire

2019

2.0

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Star Academy

2001

6.4

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Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans

Starmania : l'anniversaire événement, les 45 ans

2024

8.0

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Tournée Générale

2019

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Victoires de la musique

1985

2.0

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Y'a du monde à messe

2017

7.5

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