Neil Diamond

This article is about the American singer-songwriter. For the Cree-Canadian filmmaker, see Neil Diamond (filmmaker).
Neil Diamond
Diamond in 2012
Born
Neil Leslie Diamond

(1941-01-24) January 24, 1941 (age 83)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • actor
Years active1962–present
Spouses
  • Jaye Posner
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    ​
    (m. 1963; div. 1969)​
  • Marcia Murphey
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    ​
    (m. 1969; div. 1996)​
    [a]
  • ​
    (m. 2012)​
Children4
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
DiscographyNeil Diamond discography
Labels
Websiteneildiamond.com

Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.[2][3][4] He has written and recorded ten singles that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desirée", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (which he co-wrote with Marilyn Bergman and performed with Barbra Streisand), "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight (co-written with Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach). A total of thirty-eight songs by Diamond have reached the top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts, including "Sweet Caroline". He has also acted in films, making his screen debut in the 1980 musical drama film The Jazz Singer.

Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, and he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.[5]


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  1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 24, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Neil Diamond retires from touring after Parkinson's diagnosis". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Neil Diamond Playlist". The Independent. September 28, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (December 28, 2016). "Neii Diamond Shines With 38th Adult Contemporary Chart Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Queen, Tina Turner to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2022.