Neil Diamond
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| + | '''Neil Leslie Diamond''' (born January 24, 1941) is an [[American singer-songwriter]], musician and actor. One of the [[List of best-selling music artists|world's best-selling artists of all time]], he has sold over 135 million records worldwide since the start of his career in the 1960s. With 38 songs in the Top 10, he is the second most successful artist in the history of the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Adult Contemporary]] Top 10 charts. His songs have been covered internationally by performers from a variety of musical genres. | ||
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| + | Diamond was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1984 and into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2011. Additionally, he received the [[Sammy Cahn]] Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 and in 2011 was an honoree at [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center]]. On the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, he has had eleven No. 1 singles: "[[Cracklin' Rosie]]", "[[Song Sung Blue]]", "[[Longfellow Serenade]]", "[[I've Been This Way Before]]", "[[If You Know What I Mean]]", "[[Desiree (song)|Desiree]]", "[[You Don't Bring Me Flowers]]", "[[America (Neil Diamond song)|America]]", "[[Yesterday's Songs]]", "[[Heartlight (song)|Heartlight]]". | ||
| - | '''Neil Leslie Diamond''' (born January 24, 1941) is an [[United States of America|American]] [[singer-songwriter]]. | ||
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Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor. One of the world's best-selling artists of all time, he has sold over 135 million records worldwide since the start of his career in the 1960s. With 38 songs in the Top 10, he is the second most successful artist in the history of the Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 10 charts. His songs have been covered internationally by performers from a variety of musical genres.
Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Additionally, he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 and in 2011 was an honoree at Kennedy Center. On the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, he has had eleven No. 1 singles: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desiree", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", "Heartlight".
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