Diana Krall began learning the piano at the age of four and started a jazz group in high school. At the age of seventeen she won a scholarship from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her professional career started in 1993 – when she released her first album – Stepping Out – and since many successful albums have been launched. In August 2000 she went on 20 city tours with legendary Tony Bennett and in 2001 Diana Krall began a world tour to strengthen her international reputation. Her album – Live in Paris – topped the Billboard jazz charts and went top five in Canada and collected a second Grammy. Her latest album - Quiet Nights – was released in March 2009. Diana Krall holds the Order of Canada (OC) as well as the Order of British Columbia (OBC) and is married to English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello.