Diane Renay (born Renee Diane Kushner, 13 July 1945, South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American pop singer, best known for her 1964 hit song, "Navy Blue." Career She started singing at an early age and took voice lessons from Artie Singer, a voice teacher who also managed Danny and the Juniors (of "At the Hop") fame. Singer encouraged Renay to pursue a recording career. Renay attended Northeast High School . Record producer/songwriter, Pete DeAngelis, was a frequent customer at the Kushners' family jewelry store, and Renay's parents arranged for her to audition for him. DeAngelis, impressed with her talents, got Renay signed to the Atco Records label. Under the new stage name Diane Renay, she released her first single, "Little White Lies," in 1962, but it failed to chart nationally, as did the follow-up, "Tender," and Atco dropped her from the label. Her original intent was to be billed as Renay Diane, but her

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