Donna Lewis is a famous Welsh singer. In addition to performing songs, she decided to test her own strength as a music producer.
Donna can be called a bright and unusual person who was able to achieve incredible success. But what did she have to go through on her way to worldwide recognition?
Childhood and youth of Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis was born on August 6, 1973 in Cardiff, UK. From an early age, her main passion was music.
She was not interested in tag and other games with the guys in the yard. She became a creative person, and already at the age of 6 she played the piano. Her daughter's interest in creativity and music was supported by her father with pleasure, because he was a well-known pianist and guitarist in the country.
Perhaps it was thanks to him that the girl fell in love with music and decided to connect her own life with it.
Passion for playing the piano soon grew into something more, and at the age of 14, Donna began to compose her own songs, which are unique and original.
Soon before the future star, it was necessary to choose an "alma mater" for education. She had no doubts and preferred the Welsh College of Music and Drama, which was located in her hometown.
She managed to become a student of the faculty, where most of her time was devoted to playing classical compositions on the piano and flute.
Musical career of Donna Lewis
After graduating from college, the girl decided to develop herself and accepted an offer to become a teacher in Sussex, where she worked for a little over a year.
After this time, she realized that in order to achieve worldwide popularity, she urgently needed to develop, so she moved to Birmingham, where she had the first difficulties of an independent and adult life.
There was not enough money, and the only way for Donna to earn money was rare performances in bars. Despite this, she was able to set up her own studio in a rented apartment and began recording demos there.
When a significant number of test tracks accumulated, she decided to present them to many labels. The singer sent songs for listening. And, already in 1993, Donna signed her first contract with Atlantic Records.
First hit Love You Always Forever
Three years later with this studio, Lewis released her first track I Love You Always Forever. It was a real hit, thanks to which the girl was very popular. This love song entered all the charts of the charts and was in the top 3 for over a month.
The girl's second track was no less successful. He was in the lead for nine weeks. On the radio, it was played more than 1 million times, which was then a real record.
The number of sales of released records also reached record levels. But at the same time they were acquired not only in Europe, but also on other continents. And representatives of the press discussed this album for almost three years.
In addition, Donna Lewis did not stop there and constantly tried to test her strength in new areas. She recorded the soundtrack for the cartoon "Anastasia".
Its release was owned by the well-known Fox Films Corporation. She performed the song At The Beginning in a duet with Richard Marx.
All the fans and the press appreciated the efforts of the musicians. Soon the track performed by them was recognized as the best and received the status of a gold album in the USA.
All this led to an even greater and rapid increase in popularity. Donna was invited to many events. In addition, she regularly gave large-scale concerts.
She was offered to cooperate with Italian producers. Just a few months later, Donna recorded the track Take Me O, the popularity of which exceeded all expectations.
Popularity in Europe
The song was played in all nightclubs throughout Europe. In addition, it became track number 1 and the anthem of the famous Kazantip festival held in Ibiza.
After that, Lewis was invited by the organizers of many festivals. She has released several more albums and film soundtracks. Donna has also performed solo parts for some projects.
In 2015, Donna presented her first full-length album, Brand New Day. The singer tested her own strength in other fields. She appeared in films such as Heck's Way Home and Bordertown Cafe (1997).
But it became clear that Donna wasn't as good at acting as she was in the music scene. In this regard, the films remained the only ones in the filmography of Lewis.
Personal life of the singer
Donna prefers not to talk about her personal life, keeps all the details a secret. It is only known that the spouse of the performer was Martin Harris, who concurrently holds the position of business manager of the artist.
