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Diane TELL

Canadian Diane TELL

born Diane Sophie FORTIN

Canadian singer-songwriter

Source :  perche-quebec

Born: on December 24, 1959 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada


Biography

Tell first studied music (violin and classical guitar) at "conservatoire de musique du Québec" in Val d'Or and Montreal, than studied jazz guitar at "CEGEP St-Laurent" in Montreal. She started writing songs at the age of 12 and signed her first record deal at 18. She was probably the first french Canadian singer song-writer to record exclusively her own songs. "Gilberto", her first hit song was a tribute to Joao Gilberto but it was "Si j'étais un homme" on her third album that made her a popular artist both in Canada and Europe. She moved to Paris in 1983 and now lives in Biarritz, France.

Source :  http://www.wikipedia.org/

See Also :

- Category Singer & Musician