Melody Diachun

Melody Diachun (born December 30, 1968) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and recording artist. She won the Jazz Artist of the Year award at the 2023 Western Canadian Music Awards and was named the 2026 Cultural Ambassador for the City of Nelson, British Columbia.

Biography Diachun was born in Montréal, Québec and raised in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Singing from an early age and accompanied by her father Bill Diachun, a part-time singer and piano player, she began piano lessons at age 6 Diachun earned her Bachelor of Music degree "with distinction" in Jazz Voice in 1994. under a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

In 1997, Diachun moved to Western Canada and began a long-term engagement at the Banff Springs Hotel where she met her future husband, guitarist, bassist, and mixing engineer Doug Stephenson. at Selkirk College in August 2022.

Awards and honours

Melody Diachun City of Nelson, British Columbia Awards Cultural Ambassador Award

"Get Back to the Groove" Best R&B Song Kootenay Music Awards Songwriters: Melody Diachun, Doug Stephenson "High Definition Love" Best Pop Song Kootenay Music Awards Songwriters: Melody Diachun/Doug Stephenson

Melody Diachun Artist of the Year Kootenay Music Awards

"That's What Delete Is For" Best Blues Song Kootenay Music Awards Songwriter: Melody Diachun

Melody Diachun Female Vocalist of the Year Canadian National Jazz Awards

Metaphora, Altered Laws Outstanding Jazz Recording of The Year Western Canadian Music Awards feat. Melody Diachun

Metaphora, Altered Laws Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year JUNO Awards feat. Melody Diachun Discography As leader Lullaby of the Leaves (self-release, 2002) Dreams & Places (self-released, 2006) EQ (Cellar Live, 2008) Get Back to the Groove (Third Beach, 2018) Sumner's Tales: The Music of Sting (Third Beach, 2022)

As guest Kris feat. Melody Diachun, Johanna Sillanpa, and Roger Mooking a.k.a. Roger Audio Truth Be Told (2006) Altered Laws featuring the Babayaga String Quartet and Melody Diachun Metaphora (Artist Jazz Records, 2007) Gabriel Mark Hasselbach with Jeff Lorber, Victor Bailey, Warren Hill (musician), Melody Diachun, Alan "Lupe" Smithee and Rock Hendricks Cool Down (Wind Tunnel, 2008) Dave Ronald So Alive (self-released, 2017) Tom Keenlyside Quartet A Night at the Espresso (Cellar Live, 2022)