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Today is Neil Diamond's 85th birthday

Neil ranks third in Billboard magazine's list of the most popular contemporary music artists

Jan 24, 2025 12:34 0

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The extremely popular American singer, songwriter and actor Neil Diamond in the 1970s and 1980s was born in 1941 in New York, USA.

In his musical career, Neil has sold over 125 million copies of his albums, which ranks him among the best-selling musicians of all time, writes meloman.bg.

Neil ranks third in Billboard magazine's list of the most popular contemporary music artists. He is surpassed only by Elton John and Barbra Streisand, with whom he has performed several duets. As students, he and her participated in the local school choir.

Diamond's musical breakthrough came with the song "I'm a Believer" in 1967, which spent seven weeks at number one on the charts. His song "Sweet Caroline", dedicated to Caroline Kennedy, has been covered by musical greats such as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Most of Diamond's songs are cover versions of songs by various artists and musical genres.

In 1984, Neil Diamond was honored with a place in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 2011 he received his well-deserved place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In his musical career, Neil Diamond released ten singles that climbed to the top of the charts: “Cracklin’ Rosie, Song Sung Blue, Longfellow Serenade, Ive Been This Way Before, If You Know What I Mean, Desiree, You Don't Bring Me Flowers, America, “Yesterday’s Songs”, “Heartlight” and “I’m a Believer”.

In the late 1980s, the singer's career stagnated, but in 2001 and 2005, Neil climbed the charts again when he released two new albums.

At the end of 2016, the musician released his latest album of country Christmas songs “Acoustic Christmas”. The star announced that on April 7, 2017, his world tour would start on the occasion of his 50th anniversary on the music scene.

Neil Diamond has had three marriages, the first of which was in 1963 to his high school teacher, they divorced in 1969.