Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis on the Blue Planet album cover
Background information
Born	August 6, 1973 (1973-08-06) (age 34)Cardiff, Wales
Genre(s)	Pop
Instrument(s)	Singing, piano, keyboard
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Atlantic, TBC
Website	www.donnalewis.com

Donna Lewis (born 6 August 1973, in Cardiff) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer best known for the 1996 single "I Love You Always Forever".

"I Love You Always Forever" was hugely successful on U.S. radio, staying at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and spending thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the airplay chart. It exceeded one million "spins" on radio to claim its place in music industry history as the most-played single up to that point. The single reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. The popularity of the song shot Lewis's debut album, Now in a Minute (1996), to platinum status in America. The subsequent singles — "Without Love", "Mother" and "Fools Paradise" — were less successful.

Lewis recorded "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx for the 1997 film Anastasia. Her second LP, Blue Planet (1998), won critical acclaim, but it was largely overlooked by the public. Although it produced a minor hit in continental Europe, "I Could Be the One", and a U.S. number-one dance single, "Love Him", Lewis parted ways with Atlantic Records and independently produced her 3rd LP, Be Still (2002), which featured her on an almost entirely acoustic set. During the early 2000s Lewis was featured as a guest vocalist on several trance music/house music recordings. Her 4th LP, In the Pink, is to be released.

Discography

Albums

• Now in a Minute (1996) #31 U.S., sales: Platinum (1m), #52 UK, additional one million sold outside the U.S.
• Blue Planet (1998)
• Be Still (2002)
• In the Pink (2007)

Singles

Collaborations

• The Seduction of Claude Debussy (2000) [guest vocalist]
• "Take Me Over" (2001) [guest vocalist]
• When the Rain Comes Down (2001)

References

• UK charts compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published by Music Week and Charts Plus; see zobbel.de.
• U.S. charts compiled by Billboard; see billboard.com.

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

External links

• Official web site
• Donna Lewis at MySpace
• Donna Lewis at the Internet Movie Database
• Donna Lewis at TV.com
• BBC Wales profile
• Donna Lewis on Discogs.com