Diane Tell is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She first studied music at the Conservatoire de musique du Qu�bec � Montr�al and the Conservatoire de musique du Qu�bec � Val-d'Or, then studied jazz guitar at C�gep de Saint-Laurent in Montreal. She started writing songs at the age of 12 and signed her first record deal at 18. She was probably the first female French Canadian singer songwriter to record her own songs exclusively. "Gilberto", her first hit song was a tribute to Jo�o Gilberto but it was "Si j'�tais un homme" on her third album that made her a popular artist both in Canada and Europe. She moved to Paris in 1983 and now lives in Biarritz, France. During her residency in France, she wrote songs with Boris Bergman, Maryline Desbiolles, Maryse Wolinski, Yann Moix and Fran�oise Hardy. She also participated in three original musicals, La l�gende de Jimmy, Marilyn Montreuil and recently Je m'voyais d�j�. 

December 24th, 1959 in Quebec City (Age 64)