11 Facts About Dianne Heatherington

Dianne Mae Heatherington was a Canadian singer of several genres, particularly rock, whose musical career spanned nearly two decades.

Dianne Heatherington was nominated for a Juno Award in 1981 in the category of Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year.

Dianne Heatherington hosted her own national CBC Television series, Dianne, in 1971.

Dianne Heatherington became a local legend when, in 1970, she personally shamed Led Zeppelin into performing at the Man-Pop Festival, when they had already been paid pursuant to a rain clause in their contract, and were preparing to leave Winnipeg without performing.

In 1980, her only album, Dianne Heatherington Rocks, was released on Epic Records.

In 1981, Dianne Heatherington was nominated for a Juno Award in the category of Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year, but lost to Carole Pope.

In 1983, Dianne Heatherington decided to further her musical career by moving to New York City.

Dianne Heatherington sang rock songs on Saturdays and, at the insistence of the bar owner, country and western songs on Fridays.

Dianne Heatherington's acting career began to develop in 1982, when she appeared on an episode of the television series Seeing Things.

Dianne Heatherington had modest success in film and television roles, which occurred particularly between 1988 and 1995.

At its height, it employed approximately thirty people, some of whom were musicians Dianne Heatherington had met during her singing career and to whom she now offered more stable economic prospects.