Biography
Dance-pop diva Taylor Dayne (given birth to Leslie Wonderman) had an amazingly quick ascent to stardom in the past due ’80s, sailing in to the TOP with her initial single, “Show It to My Center.” Dayne started singing appropriately after graduating from senior high school, executing using the rock and roll group Felony and a fresh wave outfit known as Next; neither music group had any achievement. Once Dayne completed college, she started singing single. Her first work was a dance interpretation from the ballad “Inform It to My Center”; her edition resulted in a deal with Arista Information, who released the tune in nov 1987. It shortly became popular, propelling her to stardom. Taylor Dayne’s initial album, also entitled Inform It to My Center and released in early 1988, was a continuation of her dance-pop formulation: whether the tune was an up-tempo amount or even a ballad, she belted out her vocals on the thoroughly constructed synthesized support tracks. The formulation resulted in three more TOP singles from her debut: “Prove Your Like,” “I’ll Usually Like You,” and the quantity two “Don’t Hurry Me”; the recording eventually offered over two million copies. Can’t Battle Destiny, Dayne’s second recording, was almost as effective, spawning the strike singles “With Every Defeat of My Center,” “I’M GOING TO BE Your Shelter,” and the main “Like Will Business lead You Back again,” in addition to selling more than a million copies. Nevertheless, Dayne’s fallout of the very best Ten was almost as quick as her rise; “Heart of Rock,” the 4th solitary from Can’t Battle Destiny, stalled at quantity 12 and only 1 from the singles (“Can’t Obtain Enough of the Like”) from her third recording, Send Me a Lover, damaged the very best 40 and, also then, it just reached amount 20. Despite her declining product sales, Dayne remained a popular of several dance music supporters, coming back in 1998 with Nude Without You. Conserve several soundtrack performances — including a cover edition of RuPaul’s “Supermodel” for The Lizzie McGuire Film — acting held her from music for another couple of years. Reoccurring jobs in it series Recovery Me and Cool Case plus a starring function within the Elton John/Tim Grain Broadway musical Aida resulted in Dayne getting her very own VH1 truth series, Remaking: Taylor Dayne. In past due 2007 the one “Beautiful” announced the arriving of a fresh album titled Pleased.
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1 | She is of Austrian Jewish descent. |
2 | Made a surprise return to Australia playing small venues and clubs in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne and Wollongong. The tour was titled "Woman In Love" and lasted just over two weeks. [November 2003] |
3 | Performed at the 19th Annual Long Beach Gay Pride Festival [May 2002] |
4 | Released a brand new studio album titled Satisfied February 5th 2008. Debuted on the Billboard TOP 200 at #179. [February 2008] |
5 | Hit #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts in October 2007 with "I'm Not Featuring You" with DJ Manny Lehman. The CD single was a #1 seller on PerfectBeat.com, who sold the CD Single exclusively. |
6 | December 11th 2007, released her 1st single from her first studio album in 9 years titled Beautiful. It hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts April 2008. Beautiful also hit #23 on the AC Radio Charts. |
7 | Released her new studio album Satisfied February 5th 2008. It debuted on the Billboard TOP 200 at #179 & #22 on the Indie Charts. |
8 | Her parents and the parents of Vicki Roberts have known each other for over thirty years as business acquaintances. They are all from Long Island, New York and are now all retired in Florida. |
9 | Will release her 5th studio album at the end of the year (2002). Her previous albums include 'Tell it to my Heart', 'Can't Fight Fate', 'Soul Dancing' and 'Naked Without You'. |
10 | Daughter of Laura and Jack |
11 | (December 30, 2001) Taylor becomes a mom for the first time after giving birth to twins, Astaria and Levi. |
12 | Had 7 back-to-back top 10 singles: Tell It To My Heart, Prove Your Love, I'll Always Love You, Don't Rush Me, Every Beat Of My Heart, Love Will Lead You Back and I'll Be Your Shelter. |
13 | Has two brothers named Robert and Hugh. |
14 | Taylor's live album "Planet Love" is released. [March 2001] |
15 | Dated actor John Enos III. |
16 | Music producer Ric Wake, who has also worked with the likes of Céline Dion and Gloria Estefan, gave Taylor her big break. |
17 | Before striking out on her own, Taylor was in two bands called "Felony" and "The Next." |
18 | Top selling pop artist of the late 80s and early 90s. |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Scream Queens | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Telling of the Shoes | 2014 | performer: "The Fall" / writer: "The Fall" | |
Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Video Game performer: "Tell It To My Heart" | |
Bones | 2010 | performer: "Tell It To My Heart" - as Taylor Dane | |
Cold Case | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | 2004 | performer: "Get Up" / writer: "Get Up" | |
Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Lizzie McGuire Movie | 2003 | performer: "Supermodel" | |
The Disco Ball | 2003 | TV Special performer: "I Love The Night Life Disco 'Round", "Last Dance" | |
Circuit | 2001 | performer: "How Many" | |
Strangers with Candy | 2000 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Flawless | 1999 | performer: "Planet Love" / producer: "Planet Love" | |
The Shadow | 1994 | performer: "ORIGINAL SIN THEME FROM 'THE SHADOW'" | |
Blank Check | 1994 | performer: "I'LL WAIT" / writer: "I'LL WAIT" | |
The Nanny | 1993 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Fried Green Tomatoes | 1991 | performer: "Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead" | |
Class Action | 1991 | performer: "Can't Fight Fate" | |
Doogie Howser, M.D. | 1990 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1989 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Zärtliche Chaoten II | 1988 | performer: "Do You Want It Right Now" |
Actress
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Telling of the Shoes | 2014 | Brook | |
I Am Bad | 2012 | Beth | |
Beautiful Loser | 2008 | Sharon Dolan | |
Rescue Me | 2006 | TV Series | Shirley |
Remaking Taylor Dayne | 2005 | TV Movie | Taylor Dayne |
Jesus the Driver | 2004 | Con Woman #1 | |
Joshua Tree | 2002 | Short | Catherine Cooley |
Rude Awakening | 2000 | TV Series | Maureen |
Martial Law | 1999 | TV Series | Elena Finn |
Jackie's Back! | 1999 | TV Movie | Taylor Dayne |
Fool's Paradise | 1997 | Samantha | |
NightMan | 1997 | TV Movie | Carla Day |
NightMan | 1997 | TV Series | Carla Day |
Stag | 1997 | Serena | |
Love Affair | 1994 | Marissa | |
Night Tracks | 1988 | TV Series | Guest Host |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hollywood Today Live | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
On Your Marc! | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself |
Thalians 56th Anniversary Gala | 2014 | Video | Herself / Musical Performer |
Click on This | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Cupcake Wars | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Judge / Singer |
Awakening World | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
This American Life Live! | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself - Singer |
Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Team Rachael / Herself |
Thalians 55th Anniversary Gala | 2012 | Video | Herself |
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
RuPaul's Drag U | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Judge |
Die ultimative Chartshow | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Gone Country | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The Florence Henderson Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
I Love the New Millennium | 2008 | TV Mini-Series | Herself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Down & Dirty | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Chelsea Lately | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself |
Celebrity Duets | 2006 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
The View | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
The Disco Ball | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
MTV20: Everybody Talk About Pop Music! | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Searching for Jimi Hendrix | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Gift of Song | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Herself |
RuPaul's Christmas Ball | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
A '70s Celebration: The Beat Is Back | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
John & Leeza from Hollywood | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
Top of the Pops | 1988-1993 | TV Series | Herself |
That's What Friends Are for: Arista's 15th Anniversary Concert | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
Taylor Dayne: Twists of Fate | 1990 | Video documentary | Herself |
The 17th Annual American Music Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
Sunday Night | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
New American Bandstand 1965 | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
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