Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 29, 2005

Diana Krall, O.C., O.B.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Diana Krall’s captivating vocals and superb renditions of jazz standards have earned her legions of admirers around the globe. Highly respected by her peers for her musicianship, she commands a repertoire that stretches from the Tin Pan Alley standards of the 1920s to more contemporary material. Her continuing growth as an artist is reflected in the material she chooses to interpret and in the complexity of her original compositions. Her albums have reached the top of Billboard Magazine’s jazz charts, and have been recognized with Grammy and Juno awards. Dedicated, generous and caring, she has supported a number of charitable causes and organizations. Notably, she has held benefit concerts to raise funds for the Vancouver General Hospital’s Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program.