In the Neil Diamond tribute show, Diamond Is Forever, Stephen Cocola is the voice of Neil Diamond. Cocola was born in upstate New York and came down to Florida for college where he graduated with a music degree from University of South Florida.

While he learned a lot about music in university, he had been playing music and forming his own bands since the age of twelve. After graduating college, he traveled the country continuously playing in bands and shows until settling in south Florida in 1973. Over the past couple years, Cocola has performed Neil Diamond songs in Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and multiple sold-out venues in South Florida.e performed.