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Donna Lewis

Singer-songwriter

Donna Marie Lewis was born and raised in Cardiff and studied classical composition, piano and flute at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She then moved into pop, writing and recording her own songs and eventually signing to Atlantic Records in the United States.

Her 1996 single I Love You Always Forever became one of the biggest hits of the decade in America, spending nine consecutive weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and thirteen weeks at number one on the airplay chart. It reached number five in the UK, and her debut album Now in a Minute went platinum in the US.

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Cardiff singer-songwriter whose I Love You Always Forever spent nine weeks at number two in America.

In 1997 she recorded At the Beginning, a duet with Richard Marx for the animated film Anastasia, which became an adult contemporary hit. She followed it with Blue Planet in 1998 and has since released independent albums including Be Still, In the Pink and Brand New Day.

Career Highlights

  • 1996 - I Love You Always Forever, nine weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100
  • 1996 - Debut album Now in a Minute certified platinum in the US
  • 1997 - At the Beginning with Richard Marx for Anastasia
ℹ️ Born in Cardiff, Wales.

Born and raised in Cardiff, and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

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