Biography
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Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman, March 7 1962, in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York) is an American pop vocalist, dance artist and actress.
Career
Dayne came to prominence in the late 1980s and remained at the top of the charts through the 1990s, her most recent U.S. dance chart number-one being in 1999. She continues to remain a pop favorite in the U.S. and abroad.
Dayne began singing professionally after graduating from high school, singing in rock bands such as Felony and Next. However, both bands failed to become successful. She began singing solo after finishing college, and her first song to crack the top ten was the dance-pop hit "Tell It to My Heart" in 1988. She was signed to Arista Records. The song was an instant smash worldwide, peaking in the top-five of most major markets worldwide, and achieving a peak of number one in many countries, including Germany. Hits that followed included "Prove Your Love", "I'll Always Love You", "Don't Rush Me", "With Every Beat of My Heart", "Love Will Lead You Back", "I'll Be Your Shelter", "Heart of Stone", "Send Me a Lover", "Naked Without You" and "Whatever You Want".
In the United States, Dayne achieved three gold singles, with "Tell It To My Heart," "I'll Always Love You," and "Love Will Lead You Back." "I'll Always Love You," a change-of-pace ballad compared to Dayne's earlier releases, was her breakout hit on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1988 and paved the way for future uptempo dance tracks such as "Don't Rush Me" and "With Every Beat Of My Heart" to gain acceptance at AC radio (whereas Dayne's first two hits had not) until about a decade later.
"Love Will Lead You Back", a Diane Warren composition, was Dayne's only number-one pop and Adult Contemporary hit in the United States. The song deals with the complications surrounding a breakup, and focuses on the intense hope that love will find a way to save the relationship.
Dayne was featured in the VH1 series Remaking, which featured her close friend, Leah Remini. The series documents Dayne's return to music after taking time off to have a family, (she has twins, Levi and Astaria), and premiered her newest song, "Right Now", a result of her collaboration with Rodney Jerkins. Although, some of her singles could have made the R&B chart, she has never been promoted and marketed to that market.
Recently, she was Elton John's personal choice to perform at the Nile Rodgers We Are Family Foundation tribute to Elton John.
As an actress, Dayne performed on Broadway in Elton John's Aida in 2001. She has had roles in independent films such as Fool's Paradise (1997), Stag (also in 1997) and Jesus the Driver (2004), as well as the Warren Beatty-produced 1994 remake of Love Affair. Dayne also had a recurring role on the Showtime series Rude Awakening.
Taylor Dayne has sold over 25 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide; and she is currently working on her fifth studio album - seemingly her first recording studio album for over eight years.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. | UK | RIAA certification, additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Tell It to My Heart | 21 | 24 | 2x platinum, debut album |
| 1989 | Can't Fight Fate | 25 | - | 2x platinum |
| 1993 | Soul Dancing | 51 | - | Gold |
| 1995 | Greatest Hits | - | - | hits compilation album |
| 1998 | Naked Without You | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Performance | - | - | live album |
| 1999 | Master Hits: Taylor Dayne | - | - | U.S. hits compilation |
| 2002 | The Best of Taylor Dayne | - | - | European hits compilation |
| 2003 | Platinum & Gold Collection: Taylor Dayne | - | - | U.S. hits compilation |
| 2005 | Whatever You Want/Naked Without You | - | - | EP of remixes |
| 2006 | Can't Get Enough of Your Love | - | - | Double-CD hits compilation |
Soundtrack & compilation appearances:
- One Moment in Time: 1988 Summer Olympics Album (1988) - song: "Willpower"
- Fried Green Tomatoes soundtrack (1991) - song: "Danger, Heartbreak Dead Ahead"
- The Shadow soundtrack (1994) - song: "Original Sin"
- Searching For Jimi Hendrix (1999) - song: "The Wind Cries Mary"
- Flawless soundtrack (2000) - song: "Planet Love"
- Circuit soundtrack (2002) - song: "How Many"
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie soundtrack (2003) - song: "Supermodel"
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Dance | UK singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Tell It to My Heart" | 7 | 4 | 3 | Tell It to My Heart |
| 1988 | "Prove Your Love" | 7 | 1 | 8 | Tell It to My Heart |
| 1988 | "I'll Always Love You" | 3 | - | 41 | Tell It to My Heart |
| 1988 | "Don't Rush Me" | 2 | 6 | 76 | Tell It to My Heart |
| 1989 | "With Every Beat of My Heart" | 5 | 8 | 53 | Can't Fight Fate |
| 1990 | "Love Will Lead You Back" | 1 | - | 69 | Can't Fight Fate |
| 1990 | "I'll Be Your Shelter" | 4 | - | 43 | Can't Fight Fate |
| 1990 | "Heart of Stone" | 12 | - | - | Can't Fight Fate |
| 1993 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" | 20 | 2 | 14 | Soul Dancing |
| 1993 | "Send Me a Lover" | 50 | - | - | Soul Dancing |
| 1994 | "I'll Wait" | - | 3 | 29 | Soul Dancing |
| 1995 | "Say a Prayer" | - | 7 | 58 | Soul Dancing |
| 1995 | "Original Sin" | - | - | 63 | The Shadow OST |
| 1996 | "Tell It to My Heart" (remix) | - | - | 23 | Greatest Hits |
| 1998 | "Whatever You Want" | - | 6 | - | Naked Without You |
| 1998 | "Naked Without You" | - | 3 | - | Naked Without You |
| 1999 | "Planet Love" | - | 1 | - | Flawless soundtrack |
| 2002 | "How Many" | - | 6 | - | Circuit soundtrack |
| 2003 | "Supermodel" | - | - | - | The Lizzie McGuire Movie soundtrack |
Audio sample
External link
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
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