Neil Donell

Neil Donell (born May 23, 1956) is a Canadian singer who has worked extensively as a session musician and has been nominated for multiple Juno Awards. He is most well-known as the lead tenor vocalist for the classic rock band Chicago since 2018, succeeding Peter Cetera, Jason Scheff and Jeff Coffey.

Possessing a four-octave vocal range, Donell has logged more than 10,000 sessions across his career and is one of the most recorded voices in Canadian music history. His credits also include a few small acting roles and performing "Shining Time" with Maren Ord, for the 2000 motion picture Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Donell performed a new rendition of the song for Rainbow Sun Productions' video presentation commemorating the film's 20th anniversary, which premiered on YouTube on July 19, 2020.

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Donell has been a resident of Toronto since the mid-1980s. He has two children.

References

External links

• Neil Donell website
• Neil Donell at IMDb

1. List of Chicago band members
2. Chicago (band)
3. Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment
4. Babar: The Movie
5. Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas
6. Jason Scheff
7. Chicago VIII
8. Triumph (band)
9. Chicago discography
10. The Sport of Kings (album)
11. Neil Friske
12. Walfredo Reyes Jr.
13. Thomas and the Magic Railroad
14. Dawayne Bailey
15. Tris Imboden
16. Maren Ord
17. Face to the Gale
18. Cryer's Paradise
19. Clan MacDonell of Glengarry
20. Sharon MacDonell