Diane Juster, née Rivet (born March 15, 1946) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and composer from Montreal, Quebec."Diane Juster : lutter dans l'ombre pour les artistes". Ici Radio-Canada, October 4, 2022. Although she had some success as a performer in her own right, she has been most prominent as a songwriter for other artists, including Julie Arel, Ginette Reno, Robert Charlebois, Johanne Blouin and Céline Dion.Bruno Roy, "Diane Juster". The Canadian Encyclopedia, July 18, 2007.
After studying piano at the Université de Montréal, she began writing songs in 1971. After Arel recorded several of her songs, Juster began performing as an artist herself, and represented Canada at the Festival international de la chanson française in 1975. Although she released a number of albums and popular singles as a performer, however, she found that she was more passionate about writing for other artists than she was about performing, and concentrated principally on songwriting after the 1970s. Her song "Je ne suis qu'une chanson", written for Reno, won the Félix Award for Song of the Year in 1980. She also composed music for films, including Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) and The Morning Man (Un matin, une vie).
She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2016,"Order of Canada's newest appointments include Olympians, jurists, researchers". CBC News, June 30, 2016. and in 2023 she was named a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.Marie-Ève Martel, "L’Ordre national du Québec intronise ses 31 nouveaux membres". La Presse, June 21, 2023. In 2024 she was named as a recipient of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards."Andrea Martin, Maestro Fresh Wes to receive Canada's top honour in the performing arts". CBC Arts, February 22, 2024.
Discography 1974 - Mélancolie 1975 - M'aimeras-tu demain 1976 - Mes plus belles chansons 1977 - Regarde en moi 1981 - Tu as laissé passer l'amour 1984 - Rien qu'amoureuse 1987 - J'ai besoin de parler 1993 - Diane Juster 2002 - Je suis venue vous dire... 2004 - Ma musique et mes chansons
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