Diane Juster, née Rivet (born March 15, 1946) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and composer from Montreal, Quebec. [1] Although she had some success as a performer in her own right, she has been most prominent as a songwriter for other artists, including Julie Arel, Ginette Reno, Robert Charlebois, Johanne Blouin and Céline Dion. [2]
After studying piano at the Université de Montréal, she began writing songs in 1971. [2] After Arel recorded several of her songs, Juster began performing as an artist herself, and represented Canada at the Festival international de la chanson française in 1975. [2] Although she released a number of albums and popular singles as a performer, however, she found that she was more passionate about writing for other artists than she was about performing, and concentrated principally on songwriting after the 1970s. [1] Her song "Je ne suis qu'une chanson", written for Reno, won the Félix Award for Song of the Year in 1980. [2] She also composed music for films, including Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) and The Morning Man (Un matin, une vie). [2]
She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2016, [3] and in 2023 she was named a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. [4] In 2024 she was named as a recipient of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. [5]
Discography
- 1974 - Mélancolie
- 1975 - M'aimeras-tu demain
- 1976 - Mes plus belles chansons
- 1977 - Regarde en moi
- 1981 - Tu as laissé passer l'amour
- 1984 - Rien qu'amoureuse
- 1987 - J'ai besoin de parler
- 1993 - Diane Juster
- 2002 - Je suis venue vous dire...
- 2004 - Ma musique et mes chansons
References
- ^ a b "Diane Juster : lutter dans l'ombre pour les artistes". Ici Radio-Canada, October 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Bruno Roy, "Diane Juster". The Canadian Encyclopedia, July 18, 2007.
- ^ "Order of Canada's newest appointments include Olympians, jurists, researchers". CBC News, June 30, 2016.
- ^ Marie-Ève Martel, "L’Ordre national du Québec intronise ses 31 nouveaux membres". La Presse, June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Andrea Martin, Maestro Fresh Wes to receive Canada's top honour in the performing arts". CBC Arts, February 22, 2024.
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- Members of the Order of Canada
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