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Charlotte Diamond
resides with her family in Richmond, near Vancouver, British Columbia,
on the West Coast of Canada. Born and raised there, she graduated from
the University of B.C., majoring in Zoology and French. She took further
studies at Laval University, Quebec, in French Language and taught
science, French, and music at the junior-high school level for 12 years.
Charlotte's interest in
music and languages has always been apparent. Singing and drama were a
major part of her French classes. She also directed a high school jazz
choir and was the vocal director for musicals such as "Oliver" and
"Fiddler on the Roof". Charlotte sang with local folk groups, including
performing intro sets for Pete Seeger and Tom Paxton. When her own
children came along, she began singing and writing songs for them. This
led to performances for her children's parent-participation pre-school,
which mushroomed into requests for workshops, school concerts, and
family shows around Vancouver and throughout British Columbia.
Charlotte proceeded
with the independent production and release of her debut album, "10
Carrot Diamond" which won the Juno Award, the equivalent of a
Grammy! "10 Carrot Diamond" became a Certified Gold Record
in Canada and also won a Parents’ Choice Classic Award and an
American Library Association Award in the U.S.A. Her career turned
professional and international overnight! Songs such as, "Four Hugs a
Day", "Each of us is a Flower" and "Octopus" (Slippery Fish) started to
become a regular part of classroom and family life.
Charlotte presently has
twelve recordings, a string of international awards, two
nationally televised videos, and tours throughout Canada and the
U.S.A. She has also had three concert tours to Costa Rica, on the
invitation of the First Lady of Costa Rica, UNICEF and the Canadian
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