Neil Diamond is an US-American singer and songwriter. His greatest hits are from the 1960's and 1970's, like his famous songs "Sweet Caroline", "Song Sung Blue" or "Cracklin' Rosie".
Diamond grew up in Brooklyn, New York as a son of Polish-Russian immigrants. As a teenager he got a guitar for a present and learned how to play. He visited the same High School as Barbara Streisand and they both sang in the Freshmen Chorus. He started his musical career as a songwriter. He composed songs for several famous singers, such as Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. In 1966, he became successful as a singer, too and gained world-wide fame. In 2011, Neil Diamon was inducted to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame and two years later he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, Neil Diamond did his 50 year anniversary world tour.