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Dianna Corcoran
Corcoran performing in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Dianna Elizabeth Corcoran
Born	(1979-06-20) 20 June 1979 (age 45) Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Country music
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2003–present
Website	diannacorcoran.com

Dianna Elizabeth Corcoran (born 20 June 1979 in Parkes, New South Wales) is an Australian country music singer-songwriter. Among numerous awards, she is a three-time Golden Guitar winner

History

Corcoran's initial interest in country music involved yodelling. After finishing high school, Corcoran moved to Adelaide where she worked in three jobs (recruitment, dog food factory and car parts plant) to save enough money to make her first record (Little Bit Crazy). She became a professional musician in 2004. In that year, she toured with Adam Brand as an opening act. It was also in that year that she won her first Golden Guitar Award for New Talent of the Year.

Corcoran has been deployed on three occasions to perform for Australian troops on active duty in war zones around the world, including a tour of Afghanistan with Jenny Morris. During one such tour to the Solomon Islands in March 2007 she met Tom Hinds, an Australian soldier. Corcoran wrote the song "Come Back Home" on the album Keep Breathing for him. She has written other songs about family and childhood experiences, including her father ("If You Hear Angels"), her mother ("You'll Always Love Me More") and her hometown Parkes ("Rocky Hill").

In 2008, Corcoran won Female Artist of the Year. In August, Corcoran was invited by Deborah Conway to take part in the Broad Festival project, which toured major Australian cities including performing at the Sydney Opera House. With Corcoran and Conway were Laura Jean, Liz Stringer and Elana Stone – they performed their own and each other's songs.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

References

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6. Jarvis, Susan (2011). "Twists and Turns". capitalnews.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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8. Elliott, Tim (19 August 2008). "Lady's Night at the Beckoning Microphone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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10. "AICMA Previous Winners – 2003". milduracountrymusic.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
11. "APRA Professional Development Awards – 2004 Winners". apra-amcos.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
12. Zuel, Bernard (9 March 2004). "These are no hair today, gone tomorrow winners". smh.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
13. "CMAA Winners – 2004". country.com.au. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
14. "CMAA Winners – 2008". country.com.au. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
15. ^ Christian, Kim (6 December 2007). "Kernaghan scoops music nominations". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
16. ^ "Dianna Corcoran Takes Awards Treble". milduracountrymusic.com.au. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
17. ^ "39th CMAA Country Music Awards Finalists". country.com.au. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
18. "Fanny Lumsden wins five Golden Guitar Awards despite cancelled Tamworth Country Music Festival". ABC. 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

External links

• Montague, Joe (2010). "Dianna Corcoran Says – Wrong Girl!". rivetingriffs.com. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
• "Thanking the nation". gladstoneobserver.com.au. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
• "Then There's Me". abc.net.au. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
• Nutting, John (14 February 2007). "Dianna Corcoran on Saturday Night Country". abc.net.au. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

• Living people
• 1979 births
• Australian country singer-songwriters
• Australian women singer-songwriters
• 21st-century Australian singers
• 21st-century Australian women singers
• People from Parkes, New South Wales
• 21st-century Australian singer-songwriters