An electro-pop diva with big hair and a raspy, soulful wail, Taylor Dayne scored
a string of big hits and notched up record sales of over 75 million during the
1980s and '90s. Raised in Baldwin, New York, she began singing with local rock
bands after leaving high school and recorded singles under the name Les Lee
before getting signed to Arista Records and turned into a glitzy, sexy front
woman.
Mixing soft rock attitude with stuttering, drum machines and rousing keyboard
lines, her debut single 'Tell It to My Heart' became an instant hit in 1987,
making the top ten in the U...