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Diane Warren is considered to be the most prolific and successful contemporary songwriter of our time. A quick glance at her list of Top 10 hits reveals a range of musical genres and styles so diverse it's difficult to believe the songs could have come from the same person.

Diane's songwriting talent was developed decades ago growing up in Southern California's San Fernando Valley.

"I grew up on Top 40 radio, it's what I was exposed to and what attracted me," she says.

"I loved listening to my older sisters' records – people like Buddy Holly and The Beatles. But, believe it or not, I was more fascinated by the songwriters: Carole King, Lieber and Stoller, Burt Bacharach. Those were my idols," she recalls.

Since the beginning of her career, Warren has written for iconic artists such as Aerosmith, Elton John, Cher, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Eric Clapton, Roberta Flack, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Roy Orbison, and Lenny Kravitz.

Diane continues to work with popular acts of today, including Britney Spears, The Pussycat Dolls, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and Mary J Blige.

To date, Diane's songs have been nominated for four Golden Globes, six Academy Awards, and nine Grammy Awards. Diane is the recipient of The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard's inaugural Film & TV Music Career Achievement Award which was presented in November 2008.

She has been named ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year six times (five times for Pop and one time for Country) and Billboard's Songwriter of the Year four times (one time as Hot Country Songwriter, two times as Hot Singles Songwriter, and one time as the No.1 Songwriter for Pop and R&B).

Diane also received a coveted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has been inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, once again marking her place among the greatest songwriters of our time.