Dianne Reeves Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography, Family

Publish date: 2024-06-03

Dianne Reeves Quick Info
Height	5 ft 8 in
Weight	75 kg
Date of Birth	October 23, 1956
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Eye Color	Dark Brown

Dianne Reeves is an American singer, musician, and actor who started singing and playing the piano in 1971. Her discography consists of multiple albums and tracks such as Welcome to My Love, For Every Heart, Dianne Reeves, A Little Moonlight, The Nearness of You, Never Too Far, More to Love, Art & Survival, Bridges, Come In, I Remember, When You Know, Never Said (Chan’s Song), Quiet After the Storm, Beautiful Life, Waiting In Vain (ft. Lalah Hathaway), The Grand Encounter, When Morning Comes, The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan, That Day…, Better Days, and I Want You (ft. Sean Jones). Moreover, Dianne Reeves has won at least 5 Grammy Awards.

Born Name

Dianne Elizabeth Reeves

Nick Name

Dianne

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nationality

Education

Dianne Reeves studied at Cure D’Ars Catholic School in Denver. She also attended the University of Colorado and studied music.

Occupation

Singer, Musician, Actor

Family

Father – He was a singer.
Mother – Vada Swanson (Used to play the trumpet)
Others – Charles Burrell (Uncle) (Musician) (often referred to as “the Jackie Robinson of Classical Music”), George Duke (Cousin) (Keyboardist, Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Educator, Musical Director)

Manager

Dianne Reeves has been signed with –

Depth of Field Management, New York City, New York, United States
International Music Network, Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Music Works International

Genre

Jazz

Instruments

Vocals, Piano

Labels

Blue Note Records, Concord Records

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Dianne Reeves has dated –

Sergio Mendes – She had a fling with Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes in the past.

Harry Belafonte – Dianne Reeves was once romantically involved with singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte.

Race / Ethnicity

Black

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Pierced ears

Religion

She was raised Catholic.

Dianne Reeves Facts

She was born into a musical family.

She grew up in Denver, Colorado.

She was 2 years old when her father died.

In 1987, Dianne Reeves released her eponymous studio album via Blue Note Records and it included songs like I’ve Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good, Chan’s Song (Never Said), Yesterdays, That’s All, and Sky Islands. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and at #28 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

She performed at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dianne Reeves was cast as a Jazz Singer in the 2005 historical drama film Good Night, and Good Luck, starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Langella, Tate Donovan, and Ray Wise.

Her album When You Know was released on April 15, 2008, through Blue Note Records and its tracklist includes The Windmills of Your Mind, Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me), Once I Loved, Today Will Be a Good Day, Midnight Sun, I’m in Love Again, and Over the Weekend. The album peaked at #6 on the US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) chart.

Talking about Dianne Reeves, music critic Scott Yanow has said: “A logical successor to Dinah Washington and Carmen McRae, Reeves is a superior interpreter of lyrics and a skilled scat singer.”

On February 11, 2014, she released her studio album titled Beautiful Life and it won the Grammy Award for “Best Jazz Vocal Album”.

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