John O’Regan (born July 6, 1985) is a Canadian artist and musician best known by his stage name Diamond Rings. In addition to writing, recording and producing his own music, he is also noted for transcending traditional representations of gender and identity in his live performances and videos. His debut full-length album, SPECIAL AFFECTIONS, was released in North America on October 25, 2010 by Montreal’s Secret City Records. Thus far it has attracted positive reviews from Pitchfork, Exclaim! and AllMusic, and he has been called “a genius” in several reviews. Following the album release, Diamond Rings opened for Swedish pop star Robyn for the duration of her North American BODY TALK tour in the winter of 2011. Diamond Rings rounded out an incredible year by supporting Junior Boys on a slew of European tour dates kicking off in Stockholm on November 18. In addition to the tour, Diamond Rings’ critically acclaimed debut full-length SPECIAL AFFECTIONS became available in Europe on November 1, 2011, courtesy of Astralwerks. He also released a 7” in limited physical edition titled YOU + ME, out digitally on November 15, 2011 in North America and Europe and physically in Canada on November 29, 2011 on Secret City Records.