Dione Taylor is a Canadian blues, roots, soul and jazz singer/songwriter,[1] born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan.

[3] She is influenced by vocalists such as Aretha Franklin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Son House and Sarah Vaughan.

Led by Dr. Billy Taylor, the program was sponsored by The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.[6] In June 2004, two weeks after releasing her debut CD, she was invited to participate in a concert celebrating Black Music Month in the United States at the White House for President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

Less than a year later she performed alongside other stars for Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and Joni Mitchell at the Saskatchewan Centennial Gala of the Arts.

Dione was nominated for a Gemini Award for her rendition of Oscar Peterson's “Hymn to Freedom,” which she performed alongside Oliver Jones at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala,[7] which was broadcast on CTV.