Diane Warren
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| Born | September 7, 1956[1] Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
Diane Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter.[2] The songs she wrote include "If You Asked Me To" (originally by Patti LaBelle but a major hit by Celine Dion), "Because You Loved Me" (another popular song by Celine Dion), and "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes). She also wrote songs for Mandy Moore, Trisha Yearwood, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, Reba McEntire, Jessica Simpson and others.
Warren won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. She was given an honorary Academy Award in November 2022.[3] Warren has received 17 nominations for Academy Awards, the most of any person without a win.[4][5]
Warren founded the publishing company Realsongs. Her first studio album was released on August 27, 2021.[6]
Early life
[change | change source]Warren, the youngest of three daughters, was born in the Los Angeles community of Van Nuys, California.[7][8] She studied at Los Angeles Pierce College and graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1978.[8][9][10] Warren said that she had been molested at age 12.[11]
Personal life
[change | change source]Warren has never married.[12] Warren said she is autistic.[13]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Diane Warren - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "The Diane Warren Biography". MTV. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "The Academy to Honor Michael J. Fox, Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir". The Academy Awards and Governors Awards. Retrieved November 25, 2024.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Shoard, Catherine (March 15, 2026). "Diane Warren becomes record-holder for longest Oscars losing streak with 17 nominations and no wins". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ↑ Stenzel, Wesley (March 15, 2025). "Stars with the most Oscar losses without a win, from Bradley Cooper to Diane Warren". EW.com. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ↑ Lynsky, Dorian (26 August 2021). "'I'm a one in a billion' – how Diane Warren penned windswept power ballads for Cher, Gaga and Dion". The Guardian.
- ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 1231/2. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- 1 2 Porter, Susanna (July 28, 2000). "RECORD WOMAN". Daily Record (Scotland). Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ↑ "CSUN Alumna Diane Warren Receives Eighth Oscar Nomination | CSUN Today". csunshinetoday.csun.edu. January 14, 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ Hunt, Dennis (November 26, 1994). "The Ballad of Diane Warren, Songwriter". Latimes.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Ulaby, Neda (February 12, 2016). "Diane Warren On 'Til It Happens To You,' A Modern Anthem For A Hard Truth". NPR. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ↑ Arianne Cohen (2006-10-09). "I Belong to Me". Nerve.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ Warren, Diane [@Diane_Warren] (25 September 2019). "It's made me a better songwriter haha! #superfocus😜" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 February 2023 – via Twitter.
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