Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He had 10 number one singles on the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts: "Cracklin 'Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I'll Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean "," Desirée "," I Didn't Bring You Flowers "," America "," Yesterday's Song "and" Heartlight ". Diamond's 38 songs are in Billboard's Top 10 for Contemporary Adult. Diamond was honored in the Composer Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, and he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he is honored with the Kennedy Center Title, and he was awarded the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 .

He is one of the most successful adult contemporary performers in Billboard chart history, having sold over 125 million records and is noted for singles such as"Kentucky Woman,""Sweet Caroline", and"America".