About Diyet
Diyet was a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter.
Diyet van Lieshout is a Canadian singer-songwriter from the Yukon, who has recorded and performed both as a solo artist and with the band Diyet and the Love Soldiers. She is most noted as a Canadian Folk Music Award winner for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Of Japanese, Scottish, Tlingit and Southern Tutchone ancestry, she was born and raised in the Kluane Lake region of Yukon, She met her husband Robert van Lieshout, the guitarist in her band, while travelling in Europe. Diyet and the Love Soldiers, her first album to be credited to the full band rather than solo, was released in 2018, and was promoted in part by her first significant concert dates outside of Yukon.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Diyet?
Canadian singer-songwriter
When was Diyet born?
Diyet was born in Burwash Landing.
What was Diyet's occupation?
Diyet was a musician and singer-songwriter.
What nationality was Diyet?
Diyet was Canadian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Diyet van Lieshout
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Diyet. https://biography.guide/diyet/
MLA: "Diyet." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/diyet/.
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