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Use dmy dates|date=April 2011Use British English|date=April 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Donna Lewis| image = Donna Lewis.jpg| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| Born = birth date and age|df=y|1973|08|06 Cardiff , Wales | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Vocals , piano , Keyboard (instrument)|keyboard | genre = Pop music|Pop , Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1995present| label = Atlantic Records|Atlantic , Peruzzi Music|Peruzzi | website = http://www.donnalewis.com/ www.donnalewis.com Donna Lewis (born 6 August 1973, Cardiff ) is a Welsh people|Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer , best known for the 1996 pop hit single " I Love You Always Forever ", and the adult contemporary chart-topper " At the Beginning " with Richard Marx . After releasing her second LP Blue Planet (Donna Lewis album)|Blue Planet , Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently released LPs Be Still (album)|Be Still and In the Pink (album)|In the Pink . Currently, Lewis is working on her next LP, as well as performing with her side project, Chute.
Biography
At the age of six, Lewis began playing the piano.cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p189104|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by John Bush |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=27 February 2009 Her father, a jazz pianist lent encouragement, and while still a teenager, she began composing original songs. Her formal training was at the Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff , Wales , where she majored in classical composition for piano and flute . Lewis then went on to teach music for a year in Sussex before moving to Birmingham to sing in a bar band. During that time she set up a home studio http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/donna-lewis/ bbc.co.uk/wales/music and began recording demos. Before long she became a popular live attraction and circa 1993 began sending her demo (music)|demos to record label s.
The United States|U.S. based Atlantic Records took an interest in Lewis and subsequently released her first single (music)|single , " I Love You Always Forever ", a synthpop -driven love song which went on to become a major hit on VH1 . It was also successful on U.S. radio , staying at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 cite book | last = Whitburn | first = Joel |authorlink= Joel Whitburn | title = The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits |edition=8th | publisher = Billboard Books | location = New York | year = 2004 | isbn = 0-8230-7499-4 | page = 366 for nine consecutive weeks, and spending 13 consecutive weeks at #1 on the airplay record chart|chart . It exceeded one million " spin (radio)|spin s" on radio, to claim its place in music industry history as the most-played single up to that point, until Natalie Imbruglia 's " Torn (Ednaswap song)|Torn " broke the record two years later.Citation needed|date=February 2009 The single reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996, and spent 14 weeks in the chart. It helped her debut album , Now in a Minute , to #6 in the U.S. Billboard 200 Allmusic|class=artist|id=p189104|pure_url=yes Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards chart, and #52 in the UK Albums Chart .It was certified Music recording sales certification|platinum in the U.S.US certifications http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH riaa.com Search "Donna Lewis"
In 1997 Lewis appeared as herself in the Season 7 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 , "The Phantom of CU".
Lewis recorded " At the Beginning " with Richard Marx for the 1997 film Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia . Her second LP, Blue Planet (Donna Lewis album)|Blue Planet (1998), won critical acclaim, but it was largely overlooked by the public. Although it produced a minor hit in continental Europe and Asia, "I Could Be the One", and a U.S. #1 dance single, "Love Him", Lewis parted ways with Atlantic Records and independently produced her third LP, Be Still (album)|Be Still (2002), which featured her on an almost entirely acoustic music|acoustic set. During the early 2000s Lewis was featured as a guest vocalist on several trance music / house music recordings. Her fourth LP, In the Pink (album)|In the Pink , was released in 2008; its first single was "Shout," which was included in the soundtrack to the Marian Quinn film 32A . Lewis also sang lead vocals for her side project, Chute. which released their debut EP in April 2010. She is currently working on her next studio album, and an EP with Ryan Farish .
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Recording Industry Association of America|US : Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Donna%20Lewis& title=Minute& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April& nbsp;15, 2011: Now in a Minute certified awards|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=16 April 2011
Blue Planet
Release date: 14 July 1998
Label: Atlantic Records
Formats: CD, cassette
Be Still
Release date: 2002
Label: Peruzzi Music
Formats: CD, cassette
In the Pink
Release date: 1 April 2008
Label: Peruzzi Music
Formats: CD, music download
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cite web|url= http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php? id=7879|title=Chart Stats - Donna Lewis|publisher=chartstats.com|accessdate=15 April 2011
cite web|url= http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_L.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: DJ Steve L. - LZ Love|publisher= The Official Charts Company |accessdate=15 April 2011
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1996
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Now in a Minute
"Without Love"
1997
Fool's Paradise "
"Love & Affection"
1998
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Blue Planet
"Love Him"
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In the Pink
2008
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Anastasia (soundtrack)
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The Seduction of Claude Debussy - Art of Noise guest vocalist (2000)
List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
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External links
http://www.donnalewis.com Official website
MySpace-music|donnalewisofficial|Donna Lewis
imdb name|id=0507132|name=Donna Lewis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/donna-lewis/ Biography from BBC Wales
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Donna+Lewis Donna Lewis on Discogs.com
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20142679,00.html People Magazine feature on Donna Lewis
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