Donna Lewis
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| Donna Lewis | ||
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 Donna Lewis on the Blue Planet album cover
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| Background information | ||
| Born | August 6, 1973 (age 33) Cardiff, Wales |
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| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, piano, keyboard | |
| Years active | 1996–present | |
| Label(s) | Atlantic, TBC | |
| Website | www.donnalewis.com | |
Donna Lewis (born 6 August 1973, in Cardiff) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer best known for the 1996 single "I Love You Always Forever".
"I Love You Always Forever" was hugely successful on U.S. radio, staying at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and spending thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the airplay chart. It exceeded one million "spins" on radio to claim its place in music industry history as the most-played single up to that point. The single reached number five on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. The popularity of the song shot Lewis's debut album, Now in a Minute (1996), to platinum status in America. The subsequent singles — "Without Love", "Mother" and "Fool's Paradise" — were less successful.
Lewis recorded "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx for the 1997 film Anastasia. Her second LP, Blue Planet (1998), won critical acclaim, but it was largely overlooked by the public. Although it produced a minor hit in continental Europe, "I Could Be the One", and a U.S. number-one dance single, "Love Him", Lewis parted ways with Atlantic Records and independently produced her third LP, Be Still (2002), which featured her on an almost entirely acoustic set. During the early 2000s Lewis was featured as a guest vocalist on several trance music/house music recordings. Her new LP, In the Pink, is due for release in 2007.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Now in a Minute (1996) #31 U.S., sales: Platinum (1m), #52 UK, additional one million sold outside the U.S.
- Blue Planet (1998)
- Be Still (2002)
- In the Pink (2007)
[edit] Singles
- "I Love You Always Forever" (1996) #2 U.S. (9 weeks), #2 U.S. AC, #2 Australia, #1 U.S. Hot 100 Airplay (13 weeks), #4 Singles Sales (gold), #5 UK
- "Without Love" (1996) #39 UK, #41 U.S.
- "Mother" (1997)
- "Fool's Paradise" (1997) #169 UK
- "At the Beginning" (with Richard Marx) (1997) #45 U.S., #2 U.S. AC
- "I Could Be the One" (1998) #123 UK
- "Love Him" (1998) #1 U.S. Dance
- "Falling" (1999)
[edit] Collaborations
- The Seduction of Claude Debussy (2000) [guest vocalist]
- "Take Me Over" (2001) [guest vocalist]
- When the Rain Comes Down (2001)
[edit] References
- UK charts compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published by Music Week and Charts Plus; see zobbel.de.
- U.S. charts compiled by Billboard; see billboard.com.
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
