Charlotte Diamond
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Charlotte Diamond is a Canadian children’s singer. She has recorded 12 albums including the Juno Award
winning 10 Carrot Diamond. Some of her most popular songs include "4 Hugs a Day", "I am a pizza", "Octopus", "I am a flower", and "May there always be sunshine".
Charlotte Diamond has also recorded songs in Spanish
and French
, including " Je suis un pizza" and "Qu’il y ait toujours le soleil". She has toured in Canada
and the U.S.
Charlotte Diamond was born in Richmond, British Columbia
. She graduated from North Delta Secondary School in 1963. She attended the University of British Columbia
to study French
and Zoology
. Charlotte Diamond taught music, French, and science to junior-high school
students for 12 years. She currently lives with her family in Richmond.
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
winning 10 Carrot Diamond. Some of her most popular songs include "4 Hugs a Day", "I am a pizza", "Octopus", "I am a flower", and "May there always be sunshine".
Charlotte Diamond has also recorded songs in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, including " Je suis un pizza" and "Qu’il y ait toujours le soleil". She has toured in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the U.S.
Charlotte Diamond was born in Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
. She graduated from North Delta Secondary School in 1963. She attended the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
to study French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
. Charlotte Diamond taught music, French, and science to junior-high school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
students for 12 years. She currently lives with her family in Richmond.
Awards and recognition
- 1986 - winner, Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
, Best Children's AlbumJuno Award for Children's Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Children's Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1979, as recognition each year for the best children's album in Canada.-Best Children's Album :*1979 - Anne Murray, There's a Hippo in My Tub...
, 10 Carrot Diamond - 1987 - nominee, Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
, Best Children's AlbumJuno Award for Children's Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Children's Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1979, as recognition each year for the best children's album in Canada.-Best Children's Album :*1979 - Anne Murray, There's a Hippo in My Tub...
, Diamond in the Rough - 1989 - nominee, Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
, Best Children's AlbumJuno Award for Children's Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Children's Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1979, as recognition each year for the best children's album in Canada.-Best Children's Album :*1979 - Anne Murray, There's a Hippo in My Tub...
, Diamonds and Dragons - 2003 - nominee, Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
, Children's Album of the YearJuno Award for Children's Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Children's Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1979, as recognition each year for the best children's album in Canada.-Best Children's Album :*1979 - Anne Murray, There's a Hippo in My Tub...
, Nous sommes tous comme les fleurs
Discography
- 10 Carrot Diamond
- Bonjour l'hiver
- Charlotte Diamond's World
- Diamonds and Daydreams
- Diamonds and Dragons
- Diamond in the Rough
- My Bear Gruff
- Nous sommes tous comme les fleurs
- Qu'il y ait toujours le soleil
- Sing-Along with Charlotte
- Soy una Pizza
- The Christmas Gift