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BLP IMDB refimprove|date=November 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Taylor Dayne| image = 10.17.09TaylorDayneByLuigiNovi.jpg| caption = Dayne at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan.| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Leslie Wunderman| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1962|3|7 Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin , New York United States | death_date =| instrument = Singing|Vocals | genre = Pop music|Pop , soft rock , dance-pop|dance , soul music|soul , contemporary R& B|R& B | occupation = Musician , Songwriter , Actress | years_active = 1985present| label = Arista Records|Arista / Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG Neptune/River North IntentionExtra music sample|type=single |filename=Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart excerpt.ogg |format= Ogg |title="Tell It To My Heart" Taylor Dayne was born Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962 before later adopting her current stage name . She is an United States|American Popular music|pop vocalist , songwriter , and dance music|dance artist. She had a string of hits in the late '80s and early '90s, including Tell It to My Heart and the #1 Billboard (magazine)|Billboard hit Love Will Lead You Back . Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard magazine. These include most recently, the 2011 American and international hit "Floor on Fire" and the 2008 song " Beautiful (Taylor Dayne song)|Beautiful ", which reached the top spot in Billboard (magazine)|Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play Chart.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-dayne/4419#/artist/taylor-dayne/4419 |title=Taylor Dayne Music News & Info |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-13cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-dayne/chart-history/4419 |title=Taylor Dayne Album & Song Chart History |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-13 She has also topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart three times. Citation needed|date=July 2011
Career
Taylor Dayne began singing professionally after graduating from high school in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York , singing in little-known rock bands such as Felony and Next . She began singing solo after finishing college and released two dance singles under the name Les Lee called "I'm The One You Want" (1985) and "Tell Me Can You Love Me" (1986).
Signed to Arista Records , her first song to crack the Top 40|top ten was the dance-pop hit " Tell It to My Heart " in late 1987. 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 . The hit songs 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, she achieved three gold single s, 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" (1988) and "With Every Beat Of My Heart" (1989) to gain acceptance at Adult Contemporary radio.
In 1990, " Love Will Lead You Back ", a Diane Warren composition, peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. In 1993, she sang a cover of Barry White ' 1974 hit Can't Get Enough of Your Love . The song reached #2 in the Aria Charts in Australia.
As an actress, Dayne appeared in the 1997 Sci-fi television series Nightman as Carla Day, a singer who is also the leading character's love interest, performing many jazz songs alongside Marc Bonilla|Marc Bonilla and Dragonchoir . Later on, she performed on Broadway theatre|Broadway in Elton John's Aida (musical)|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 (1994)|Love Affair . Dayne also had a recurring role on the Showtime (TV network)|Showtime series Rude Awakening (TV series)|Rude Awakening .
Taylor Dayne was featured in the VH1 series Remaking , which featured her close friends, Leah Remini and Michelle Reid (also referred to as the Don on VH1). The series documents Dayne's return to music after taking time off to have a family, (she has twins, Levi and Astaria via a surrogacy|surrogate mother http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/02/19/taylor-dayne-shares-her-special-surrogate-story/ Taylor Dane Shares Her Surrogate Story Celebrity Baby Blog, February 19, 2009), and premiered her newest song, "Right Now", a result of her collaboration with Rodney Jerkins .
In April 2006, she was Elton John 's choice to perform at the Nile Rodgers We Are Family Foundation tribute to Elton John .
Dayne also appeared as a guest duet partner on the Fox TV show Celebrity Duets which aired in August and September 2006. She was paired with contestant Jai Rodriguez on the 4th episode which aired September 14, 2006. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0856476
On December 11, 2007, Dayne released the first single, " Beautiful (Taylor Dayne song)|Beautiful ", from her studio album Satisfied (Taylor Dayne album)|Satisfied . The song is written by Taylor Dayne and Hitesh Ceon of production-team 3Elementz. Dayne has been promoting the single on many radio stations, including top markets including New York's WKTU. "Beautiful" went to #1 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Dance Charts. She also appeared on Today (NBC program)|The Today Show , Chelsea Lately , Wake Up With Whoopi and VH1 . The music video for the single and the Satisfied album cover were shot by Tony Duran (photographer)|Tony Duran , who has also shot album covers for Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lopez .
She released her fifth record album|album in February 2008 to positive reviews - her first recording studio album for over eight years. Producers on this record include Rick Nowels and Gregg Alexander . The album includes both new material and recreations of some of her favorite contemporary songs.
Dayne appeared in the CMT series Gone Country during its third season. Gone Country season 3, aired on the CMT network January 24, 2009 and its finale aired on March 7, 2009. The chosen winner was Sheila E.
In May 2010, she lobbied congressional leaders on Capitol Hill on behalf of NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) and VH1's Save The Music Foundation to reduce cuts in music education in America's schools.cite web|author=Scott Robertson, APR | May 17, 2010 |url= http://www.namm.org/news/articles/dont-stop-believin-music-education-namm-members-st |title=Don't Stop Believin' in Music Education: NAMM Members Storm Capitol Hill in 2010 |publisher=NAMM.org |date=2010-05-17 |accessdate=2012-01-13
In July 2010, she released " Facing a Miracle ", the official theme song to the Gay Games VIII|2010 Gay Games . Dayne performed the song to an audience of 50,000 fans on July 31, 2010 in Cologne , Germany . It ended the year at #9 on Perfect Beat's Top Worldwide Singles of 2010. http://perfectbeat.com/spotlights.php? spotlight=Top100CDSingles2010Pg4 Five years before, however, she replied to the question what her thoughts on gay marriage were: "In the eyes of the Kaballah, gays can't be 'married.' That requires actual male and female energy and DNA. In the bigger picture, I think that 'marriage' is about a certain circuitry. I'm as married to my business manager as I would be any husband." cite journal|title=Love Has Led Her Back|last=Pratt|first=Paul E.|date=July/August 2005|work=Fusion|publisher=GaySavannah.com Publication|volume=July/August 2005|page=40
Taylor Dayne is currently working on remastering her Greatest Hits (Taylor Dayne album)|Greatest Hits album. She released a new single called "Floor on Fire" on 22 June 2011, which broke the Billboard Dance/Club Charts Top 10& #33; cite web|url= http://taylordayne.com |title=Taylor Dayne |publisher=Taylor Dayne |date= |accessdate=2012-01-13 which will also be included on the Greatest Hits album along with new tracks.
In January 2012, she was one of eight celebrities participating in the Food Network reality series Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off . http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2011/07/29/rachael-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off/ Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off: New Show Premieres This Winter She made it to the second-last episode, beating out Aaron Carter , Alyssa Campanella , Cheech Marin , and Summer Sanders .
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Album
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
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
References
Reflist
External links
Commons category
http://www.taylordayne.com/ Taylor Dayne official site
http://www.angel-artists.com/ Taylor Dayne UK & European Management
http://www.myspace.com/taylordayne Official Taylor Dayne Myspace Page
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004865 Taylor Dayne's IMDb acting credits page
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