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 (band)|Chicago]] since 2018, succeeding [[Peter Cetera]], [[Jason Scheff]] and [[Jeff Coffey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4034354/toronto-singer-neil-donell-chicago/|title=Toronto singer Neil Donell joins rock band Chicago|publisher=[[Global News]]|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229063218/https://globalnews.ca/news/4034354/toronto-singer-neil-donell-chicago/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''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 (band)|Chicago]] since 2018, succeeding [[Peter Cetera]], [[Jason Scheff]] and [[Jeff Coffey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4034354/toronto-singer-neil-donell-chicago/|title=Toronto singer Neil Donell joins rock band Chicago|publisher=[[Global News]]|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229063218/https://globalnews.ca/news/4034354/toronto-singer-neil-donell-chicago/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Alice-Fearn-Jonah-Platt-and-More-Set-For-THOMAS-AND-THE-MAGIC-RAILROAD-20TH-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION-20200701|title=Alice Fearn, Jonah Platt, and More Set For ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad 20th Anniversary Celebration''|work=[[BroadwayWorld]]|author=BWW News Desk|date=July 1, 2020|access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229063140/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Alice-Fearn-Jonah-Platt-and-More-Set-For-THOMAS-AND-THE-MAGIC-RAILROAD-20TH-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION-20200701|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Alice-Fearn-Jonah-Platt-and-More-Set-For-THOMAS-AND-THE-MAGIC-RAILROAD-20TH-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION-20200701|title=Alice Fearn, Jonah Platt, and More Set For ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad 20th Anniversary Celebration''|work=[[BroadwayWorld]]|author=BWW News Desk|date=July 1, 2020|access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229063140/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Alice-Fearn-Jonah-Platt-and-More-Set-For-THOMAS-AND-THE-MAGIC-RAILROAD-20TH-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATION-20200701|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also the lead performer and background vocalist for the songs in [[Super Why!]] such as the theme song, Super Readers to the Rescue, Hip Hip Hurray and among others.

Originally from [[Montreal]], Quebec, Donell has been a resident of [[Toronto]] since the mid-1980s. He has two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagotheband.com/neil-donell/|title=Neil Donell bio on ChicagoTheBand official website|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229063138/https://chicagotheband.com/neil-donell/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Originally from [[Montreal]], Quebec, Donell has been a resident of [[Toronto]] since the mid-1980s. He has two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagotheband.com/neil-donell/|title=Neil Donell bio on ChicagoTheBand official website|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229063138/https://chicagotheband.com/neil-donell/|url-status=live}}</ref>