Dana Dawson

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Dana Dawson is an American singer and actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 7 in a national tour of Annie. She was an understudy in the national tour of Rent in 2000 and joined the Broadway cast in 2001 as an understudy/swing. [1]

In an interview in The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Dawson said that she was given time to become secure in each of the two roles she understudied—Mimi and Joanne—before learning the other. [2] [3] As a singer, Dawson released Paris New York And Me, her debut album, in 1991. Her second album, Black Butterfly, was released in October 1995 by EMI [4] and included three singles that made the UK Top 40 chart: "3 Is Family" reached number 7 in July 1995, "Got to Give Me Love" reached number 27 in October 1995, and "Show Me" reached number 28 in May 1996. [5]

The Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire featured her 2001 single, "Nice Life". [1]

Several multi-track "singles" of Dawson's music have been released in the United Kingdom, including 3 Is Family, Got To Give Me Love, and How I Wanna Be Loved. [6]

Dawson's songs are included on many other albums, including EMI's Music of the Twentieth Century: 1980-1999 and Virgin's Best Dance Album 1995; [7] she also performed on the Michael W. Smith 1989 Gospel album I 2 Eye. [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Harris, Craig. Biography. allmusic.com: Dana Dawson. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
  2. ^ Johnson, Sharon (2001-02-11). 'Rent' performers trod unusual paths. The Patriot-News. Retrieved on 2006-12-08. (access to full article requires payment)
  3. ^ Johnson, Sharon (2001-02-11). 'Rent' performers trod unusual paths. The Patriot-News. Retrieved on 2006-12-08. (Full reprint of article at Dana Dawson's website)
  4. ^ Black Butterfly. allmusic.com: Dana Dawson. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
  5. ^ Search the UK Top 40 Hit Database. UK Top 40 Hit Database. everyHit.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-08. (requires search on "Dana Dawson" to retrieve results)
  6. ^ Dana Dawson. Matt's CD Singles. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
  7. ^ Credits. allmusic.com: Dana Dawson. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
  8. ^ Harris, Craig. I 2 Eye. allmusic.com: Dana Dawson. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.


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