Diane Warren is considered to be one of the most prolific and successful songwriters of our time. Her songs are featured in more than 60 motion pictures, and she has received five Academy Award nominations for songs in "Music of the Heart," "Armageddon," "Con Air," "Up Close and Personal," and "Mannequin."

"Pearl Harbor" features the top ten hit "There You'll Be" performed by Faith Hill, "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" includes "Where the Dream Takes You" performed by Mya, and a new version of Ms. Warren's "Rhythm of the Night" is performed by Valeria in Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge," starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.

Ms. Warren had a number one international hit with "Can't Fight the Moonlight" performed by LeAnn Rimes and featured in the film "Coyote Ugly." She joined forces with Rock band The Cult who recorded "Painted on My Heart" for the film "Gone in Sixty Seconds." Her number one pop hit "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing" performed by Aerosmith for the movie "Armageddon" not only received an Oscar® nomination, but simultaneously hit number one on the country charts with a version sung by Mark Chesnutt.

For the song "Because You Loved Me," sung by Celine Dion for the film "Up Close and Personal," Ms. Warren received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and Golden Globe. Her song "Music of My Heart," sung by *NYSNC and Gloria Estefan for the film "Music of the Heart," was nominated for both a Grammy and Academy Award. The song also won the Broadcast Film Critics award for best song from a motion picture. Also nominated for an Academy Award was the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" for the film "Mannequin."

Diane Warren's songwriting talent began developing when she was a youngster growing up in the San Fernando Valley in California. Her parents, however, were divided over her choice of career. Ms. Warren's mother voiced clear opposition, pointing out the tremendous odds against her in such a competitive field, while her father recognized her potential and offered constant encouragement and support. In fact, it was her insurance salesman father who bestowed his unexpressed artistic yearnings upon his young daughter. He bought her first guitar when she was ten and he was taking her to meetings with Los Angeles music publishers by the time she was in her early teens.

Ms. Warren's talent and persistence finally paid off. In 1983, she began working as a staff writer for Jack White, a producer with singer Laura Branigan. Mr. White asked her to prepare English lyrics for a French song. Twenty-four hours later, she turned in "Solitaire," which became a top ten hit for Ms. Branigan in 1983. To date, Ms. Warren has had more than 80 songs charted in the top ten.

Ms. Warren has been named ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year six times and "Billboard's" Songwriter of the Year four times. Recently, she also received a coveted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Ms. Warren's success as a songwriter has given her the opportunity to support a number of charitable causes through the Diane Warren Foundation, including cancer research, music-related charities, the elderly, arts education, animal protection and others.