Diane Warren

A prolific songwriter with six Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe,

and Songwriter of the Year awards, Diane Warren has created a

foundation that supports music programs in financially challenged

schools.

Many young people feel the same way that Diane Warren did as a girl - misunderstood
and somehow different from everyone around her. Growing up in California, she wanted
to rebel against her parents and everything else in her world. She ran away from home as
a teenager, and only came back because she missed her cat!
The truth was that Diane was different. She had a strong creative spark, and a great way
with words. And she found comfort in writing songs that expressed her feelings.
While her mother thought Diane was a dreamer who should focus on getting a job as a
secretary, her father encouraged her hopes of becoming a songwriter. With that
encouragement and a strong will to follow her own direction in life, Diane began the
tough task of trying to sell her songs.
Her determination and talent paid off with her first hit song in the 1980s - “Solitaire,”
performed by Laura Branigan. Other hits quickly followed - pop hits, rock hits, country
hits - performed by some of the biggest names in music, including Celine Dion, Trisha
Yearwood, Toni Braxton, and LeAnn Rimes.
Warren’s career soared to new heights when her songs began to appear in hit films,
resulting in six Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe award for “You Haven’t Seen the
Last of Me,” performed by Cher in the movie Burlesque. She now has a star on the
celebrated Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been named Songwriter of the Year six