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Neil Donell
Donell with Chicago in 2024
Background information
Born	(1956-05-23) 23 May 1956 (age 68) Montreal, Quebec
Origin	Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar

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

1. "Toronto singer Neil Donell joins rock band Chicago". Global News. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
2. BWW News Desk (July 1, 2020). "Alice Fearn, Jonah Platt, and More Set For Thomas and the Magic Railroad 20th Anniversary Celebration". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Neil Donell bio on ChicagoTheBand official website". Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

External links

• Neil Donell website
• Neil Donell at IMDb

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