Diane Salema
Diane Salma
Diane Salema was born on July 20, 1983 at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. Of Portuguese descent and a Toronto girl through and through, Salema has lived in the city her whole life.
MTV Career
Salema’s opportunity to audition for a host position on MTV sounds like a scene from a Hollywood movie. While working at HMV, two women seeking her help were so impressed with her that they came back to ask Salema if she’d audition for a job at MTV. Although sceptical at first, she soon came around and auditioned for the opportunity of a lifetime.
Since joining the MTV team, Salema contributes to the network’s flagship program, “MTV Live” via quirky segments including Smashdown, a 90-second recap of the drama unfolding on hit MTV shows. When she’s not working on segments for “MTV Live,” she can be seen regularly in Quick Chats between programs and during commercial breaks. In these segments, Salema and fellow MTV hosts interact with viewers across Canada and dish about the programming each day.
When she’s not busy at work, Salema’s favourite pastimes include playing video games, walking, playing the guitar and reading. She believes her strongest influences are her friends, family, and music – of course!
The former lead singer of heavy metal band A Walk Down Memory Lane, who is just getting over her fear of the dark, says the best day of her life was playing her first show at the Poor Alex Theatre, “it really was a dream come true.”
This self-described environmentalist also takes a keen interest in philanthropic initiatives that benefit victims of violence and HIV/AIDS. In fact, Salema has participated in the AIDS Walk for Life for the last 10 years and makes no plans to stop anytime soon.
When reflecting on how MTV has changed her life, Salema says, “I’ve met some people that I’ve always dreamed of meeting. If someone told me when I was a kid that I’d be able to hang out with some of my musical idols one day, I would’ve freaked out and not believed them.”
Love of Music and World Advocacy
Previously to working for MTV, Diane's passionate love for music channeled itself into live performance. As the former front-woman for the heavy metal band, A Walk Down Memory Lane, she recalls the best day in her life being the band's performance at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. "It was a dream come true."
Outside of music, Diane is an environmentalist and is also keenly tuned in to the philanthropic initiatives that benefit victims of violence and HIV/AIDS. She's even participated in the AIDS Walk for Life for the last 10 years and doesn't plan on throwing in the towel any time soon!
In 2007, Diane, along with fellow MTV host Nicole Holness hosted the Siren Sounds Benefit concert to support a shelter for abused women in Toronto.
Random Facts
• First job worked at a cheesy pharmacy as a cashier.
• Phobias: Large bodies of water and bees.
• First concert: Silverchair
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