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| Born | Neil Leslie Diamond January 24, 1941 New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1962–present |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Discography | Neil Diamond discography |
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| Website | neildiamond |
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 had ten No. 1 singles 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", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight". 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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- ^ "Neil Diamond retires from touring after Parkinson's diagnosis". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Neil Diamond Playlist". The Independent. September 28, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ Trust, Gary (December 28, 2016). "Neii Diamond Shines With 38th Adult Contemporary Chart Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Queen, Tina Turner to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award". Rolling Stone. January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2022.