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Diane Birch 
Diane Birch performing at the J&R Music Festival 2009Background information Born January 24, 1983 Origin Michigan Genres Soul, blues Instruments Piano/Rhodes/Wurlitzer/Vocal Years active 2009— Labels S-Curve Website www.dianebirch.com Diane Birch (born January 24, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter.
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Early life
Birch was born in Michigan and her father was a Seventh-day Adventist preacher whose work took him to several countries. As a child Birch lived with her family in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Sydney, Australia. When she was ten, her family returned to the United States of America, and settled in Portland, Oregon. Diane attended Portland Adventist Elementary School and later, Portland Adventist Academy.[1]
Birch began studying piano using the Suzuki method at the age of seven and she listened to opera, classical and church music while growing up.[1]
Career
Birch moved to Los Angeles to compose music for films and instead played piano at the Beverly Hotel and L'Orangerie. Prince heard her perform at the Polo Lounge in 2006 and invited her to join him at his home for a music session with his band. Birch moved to London, signed a publishing contract and wrote most of the songs that appeared on her debut album.
In 2007, she moved to New York after signing with Steve Greenberg's S-Curve Records.
Birch's debut album, Bible Belt, was released in 2009 on S-Curve Records and received supportive reviews in Rolling Stone, Paper Magazine and the Huffington Post.[2]
In 2009 Birch appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Show with David Letterman, the Carson Daly Show, Jimmy Kimmel, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the webcast, Live from Daryl's House [3]
Her song Rise Up was the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week in October 2009 and her song Valentino appeared in the movie Valentine's Day (film)'.[4]
In 2010 Birch was the opening act for Stevie Wonder at the "Hard Rock Calling Festival" in Hyde Park and Nîmes, France and Nick Jonas and the Administration.[5] Birch performed shows in Osaka and Tokyo.[citation needed] In September, Birch released the single track "Gee Whiz It's Christmas" on Amazon and iTunes. Birch also co-wrote and sang the song "Too Soon to End" by Alain Clark.[citation needed]In December Birch released a digital only EP called "The Velveteen Age".
In addition to keyboards Birch also plays guitar.
Discography
Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US UK ITA 2009 Bible Belt - First studio album
- Release date: May 19, 2009
- Label: S-Curve
87 77 26 2010 The Velveteen Age - with The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band
- Covers album
- Release date: December 7, 2010
- Label: S-Curve
Other appearances
Year Song Album 2009 "Valentino" Valentine's Day "Too Soon to End" (with Alain Clark) "ColourBlind" Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album US CAN 2009 "Nothing But a Miracle" — — Bible Belt 2010 "This Corrosion" — — The Velveteen Age 2011 "Wind Up Bird Song" — — Wind Up Bird Song (Single)[6] "—" denotes releases that did not chart Music videos
Year Title Director 2009 "Nothing But a Miracle" Moh Azima 2010 "Valentino" Dennis Liu "Rewind" Gavin Elder References
- ^ a b "Diane Birch Breaking Out With 'Bible Belt' On 'Mom Blogs'". Billboard. 2009-06-15. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/diane-birch-breaking-out-with-bible-belt-1003994225.story. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Wild, David (April 13, 2009). "I've Just Heard the Future of Singer-Songwriters and Her Name Is...". TheHuffingtonPost.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-wild/ive-just-heard-the-future_b_186216.html. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "Live From Daryl's House with Daryl Hall :: Homepage". Livefromdarylshouse.com. http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ Posted by Heringer (2009-10-20). "Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Diane Birch - Rise Up". www.mark-heringer.com. http://www.mark-heringer.com/2009/10/starbucks-itunes-pick-of-week-diane.html. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "The Official Diane Birch Site". DianeBirch.com. http://www.dianebirch.com/?page=tour. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XL71FY/ref=dm_att_alb5
External links
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- American expatriates in Australia
- American expatriates in South Africa
- American expatriates in Zimbabwe
- American female singers
- American singer-songwriters
- American pianists
- American soul singers
- Songwriters from Michigan
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