Editing Neil Diamond (section)

{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1941)}}
{{about|the American singer-songwriter|the Cree-Canadian filmmaker|Neil Diamond (filmmaker)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Neil Diamond
| image              = Neil Diamond HWOF Aug 2012 other (levels adjusted and cropped).jpg
| caption            = Diamond in 2012
| birth_name         = Neil Leslie Diamond
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1941|1|24}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date         =
| death_place        =
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
*Singer
*songwriter
*musician
*actor
}}
| years_active       = 1962–present
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list
| {{marriage|Jaye Posner|1963|1969|end=divorced}}<!-- This is correct - her name is Jaye, not Jayne -->
| {{marriage|Marcia Murphey|1969|1996|end=divorced}}{{Efn|Sources variously list the marriage as ending in 1994 or 1995.}}
| {{marriage|[[Katie McNeil Diamond|Katie McNeil]]|2012}}
}}
| children           = 4
| website            = {{URL|neildiamond.com}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See WP:WikiProject Musicians -->|embed=yes
| background   = solo_singer
| discography = [[Neil Diamond discography]]
| instrument   = {{flatlist|
*Vocals
*guitar
}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
| genre        = {{flatlist|
*[[Rock music|Rock]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]
*[[Folk music|folk]]
*[[Country music|country]]
*[[soft rock]]
}}
| label        = {{flatlist|
*[[Bang Records|Bang]]
*[[Uni Records|Uni]]
*[[MCA Records|MCA]]
*[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
*[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] (US)
*[[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]] (UK)
}}
}}
}}
'''Neil Leslie Diamond''' (born January 24, 1941)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 24, 2023 includes celebrities Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-24-2023-includes-celebrities-neil-diamond-aaron-neville.html |access-date=January 24, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]|date=January 24, 2023 }}</ref> is an American [[singer-songwriter]]. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling musicians of all time]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42784305 |title=Neil Diamond retires from touring after Parkinson's diagnosis
|work=[[BBC News]] |date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2017 |title=Neil Diamond Playlist |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/neil-diamond-top-ten-10-songs-a7970451.html |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref name="billboard xmas hits">{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Neil Diamond Shines With 38th Adult Contemporary Chart Top 10|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/neil-diamond-adult-contemporary-chart-christmas-medley/|access-date=April 7, 2022|magazine=Billboard|date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> 

He has written and recorded ten singles that reached No. 1 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and Adult Contemporary charts: "[[Cracklin' Rosie]]", "[[Song Sung Blue]]", "[[Longfellow Serenade]]", "[[I've Been This Way Before]]", "[[If You Know What I Mean]]", "[[Desiree (song)|Desirée]]", "[[You Don't Bring Me Flowers]]" (which he co-wrote with [[Marilyn Bergman]] and performed with [[Barbra Streisand]]), "[[America (Neil Diamond song)|America]]", "[[Yesterday's Songs]]", and "[[Heartlight (song)|Heartlight]] (co-written with [[Carole Bayer Sager]] and [[Burt Bacharach]]). A total of thirty-eight songs by Diamond have reached the top 10 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary chart]], including "[[Sweet Caroline]]". He has also acted in films, making his screen debut in the 1980 [[Musical film|musical]] [[drama film]] ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]''.

Diamond was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1984 and into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2011, and he received the [[Sammy Cahn]] Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honoree at the [[Kennedy Center Honors]], and he received the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/queen-tina-turner-to-receive-grammy-lifetime-achievement-award-120062/|title=Queen, Tina Turner to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref>