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Taylor Dayne Profile - Profile of Taylor Dayne

By DJ Ron Slomowicz, About.com Guide

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Taylor Dayne's Importance:

Taylor Dayne has been a constant presence on the pop and dance charts for two decades now, following her late-80s streak of hits from her first two albums (including “Tell It To My Heart,” “Prove Your Love,” “I’ll Always Love You,” “With Every Beat of My heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back,” and “I’ll be Your Shelter”) up through her subsequent reinventions as balladeer, actress, and circuit diva. A tireless supporter of the dance music community and a dynamic live performer, Dayne has been a touchstone across countless genres of popular music.

Genre:

Pop, Hi-NRG, Circuit

Active:

1987 - present

Taylor Dayne is also known as:

Les Lee, Leslie Wonderman

Essential Listening for Taylor Dayne Fans:

"Tell It To My Heart" (1987, Arista)
Can’t Fight Fate (1989, Arista)
Dance Diva: Remixes and Rarities (2005, BMG Special products)

Record Labels that Taylor Dayne has released music on:

Arista, River North, Jellybean, Tommy Boy, Intention

Further Information about Taylor Dayne:

Dayne got her start as an entertainer in the Catskills, but first got some mainstream music attention as the frontwoman for the rock band Felony.

Taylor Dayne Music At the Movies:

You can hear Dayne’s cover of RuPaul’s “Supermodel” on the soundtrack to The Lizzie McGuire Movie. She performed the theme song, “Original Sin,” to the 1994 film The Shadow. She also performed the song “Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead” in the film Fried Green Tomatoes.

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