Diesel (musician)

For the Dutch pop/rock group, see Diesel (band). For John Coghlan's Diesel, see John Coghlan (drummer).

Diesel
Diesel
Diesel performing in 2006 at The Rocks Night Market
Background information
Birth nameMark Denis Lizotte
Also known as
  • Diesel
  • Johnny Diesel
  • Mark Lizotte
Born (1966-05-31) 31 May 1966 (age 58)
Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1982–present
Labels
Formerly of
Websitedieselmusic.com.au

Mark Denis Lizotte[1] (born 31 May 1966[2]) is an American-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician, who has released material under the name Diesel, Johnny Diesel, as leader of band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, and as a solo performer, as well as under his birth name.[3][4] Two of his albums reached No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Charts, Hepfidelity in 1992 and The Lobbyist in 1993.[5]

Since 1987, Lizotte, has played on several albums by his brother-in law, Australian rock singer, Jimmy Barnes.[3][4][6][7] Although better known as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, Lizotte is also competent on bass guitar, drums, percussion and keyboards; and has also produced an album by Richard Clapton and one by Vika and Linda Bull.[6] He has won six ARIA Music Awards with three for 'Best Male Artist' in 1993, 1994 and 1995.[8]

  1. ^ ""DON'T NEED LOVE" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 November 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Primary description of item 7737900". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Johnny Diesel'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  4. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "Diesel". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Discography Diesel". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  6. ^ a b Magnus Holmgren (ed.). "Diesel". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Barnes". Enough Rope. ABC net. 11 October 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017.
  8. ^ "ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Artist: Diesel". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 5 December 2009.[permanent dead link‍]