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{{Short description|American singer (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Taylor Dayne
| image = Taylor Dayne by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Dayne in 2023
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Leslie Wunderman
| discography = [[Taylor Dayne discography]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|3|7}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[freestyle music|freestyle]]|[[adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer}}
| years_active = 1983–present
| label = {{hlist|Mega Bolt|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|Neptune|River North|Intention}}
}}
'''Taylor Dayne''' (born '''Leslie Wunderman'''; March 7, 1962)<ref name=allmusic /><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 R & B and Hip-hop Hits|author=Whitburn, J.|date=2006|publisher=Billboard|isbn=9780823082834|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0S0KAQAAMAAJ|access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Rock Formations: Categorical Answers to how Band Names Were Formed|author=Wilson, D.|date=2004|publisher=Cidermill Books|isbn=9780974848358|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tOpB23GGxAIC|page=240|access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref> is an American singer who rose to fame after her first two albums (''[[Tell It to My Heart (album)|Tell It to My Heart]]'' and ''[[Can't Fight Fate]]'') were both certified [[RIAA certification|2× Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Dayne achieved seven US Top 10 singles, including "[[Tell It to My Heart (Taylor Dayne song)|Tell It to My Heart]]", "[[Prove Your Love]]", "[[I'll Always Love You (Taylor Dayne song)|I'll Always Love You]]", "[[Don't Rush Me]]", "[[With Every Beat of My Heart]]", "[[Love Will Lead You Back]]", and "[[I'll Be Your Shelter]]". Dayne also scored the US Top 20 hits "[[Heart of Stone (Taylor Dayne song)|Heart of Stone]]" and "[[Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe|Can't Get Enough of Your Love]]". In the United States, she achieved three [[gold single]]s and has sold over 75 million albums and singles worldwide.<ref name="davidatlanta"/> Dayne has received over three [[Grammy Award]] nominations, an [[American Music Award]] and multiple New York Music Awards. She has also been ranked by both ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' on their lists of the most successful dance artists of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists|title=Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists : Page 1|website=Billboard.com|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
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===Early life===
Dayne, whose birth name is Leslie Wunderman, was born in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], and lived briefly in another borough, [[The Bronx]], until her family moved to [[Long Island]] when she was two years old.<ref>Dayne in {{Cite episode |title=Taylor Dayne [Episode 130]|series=Unscripted|network=[[VisionTV]] |date=January 4, 2010|quote="I was born in a Manhattan hospital, and I lived in The Bronx … until was two … then we moved to Long Island…. |language=en}}</ref> She began singing professionally after graduating from high school in [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York]], performing in little-known rock bands such as ''Felony'' and ''Next''.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=650}}</ref> She began singing solo after finishing college and, under the name "Les Lee", recorded two [[Electronic dance music|dance]] singles, "I'm The One You Want" (1985) and "Tell Me Can You Love Me" (1986), which were released on the New York independent label Mega Bolt.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=taylor-dayne-mn0000012491 |tab=biography |pure_url=yes}} |title=Taylor Dayne Biography |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
===Success===
Signed to [[Arista Records]] under the [[stage name]] "Taylor Dayne", her first song to crack the US Top 10 (No. 7) was the [[dance-pop]] hit "[[Tell It to My Heart (Taylor Dayne song)|Tell It to My Heart]]" which was released on July 24, 1987.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The song (written by songwriter [[Seth Swirsky]]) reached Dayne when she contacted Chappell Music and asked to be sent some demos which had been overlooked, although the song had been recorded in early 1987 by Louisa Florio for a self-titled Canadian album release. Dayne recalled feeling an immediate affinity with the song: "I thought there was something about the hook – it's a happy hook." The track was recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in [[Glen Cove, Long Island]]. Dayne's father loaned her $6,000 to create the demo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.professorofrock.com/tell-it-to-my-heart-by-taylor-dayne/|title=Tell It To My Heart by Taylor Dayne - Professor of Rock|date=2018-11-05|work=Professor of Rock|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en-US|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053348/https://www.professorofrock.com/tell-it-to-my-heart-by-taylor-dayne/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The song was an instant success worldwide, peaking in the Top 5 of most major markets worldwide, and reaching No. 1 in many countries; the 12-inch record of the song ended up selling 900,000 copies alone.<ref name="SongFacts">{{cite news |url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20532 |title= Tell it to my Heart}}</ref> Dayne was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Pop Vocal, Female for her performance on "Tell It to My Heart" in 1988. Producer [[Ric Wake]] said in a 1994 interview with ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine that "Tell It to My Heart" "really blew people away".<ref name="gd">{{citation|title=Great Dane|author=Bill Van Parys|publisher=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=April 1994|pages=66}}</ref> Commenting on Dayne's voice he said "They thought she was, like, black or some kind of ethnic...".<ref name="gd"/>
In 2023, ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' ranked "Tell It to My Heart" in their "The 100 Best Party Songs Ever Made", writing, "The [[Long Island]] native born Leslie Wunderman sounds positively voracious on her 1987 signature hit. Few [[dance-pop]] classics feel more urgent or fierce than 'Tell It to My Heart'; you can see that Dayne's been waiting her whole life to belt out lines like {{'}}''Body to body / Soul to soul / Always feel you near.''{{'}} The lyrics might read like bad student poetry, but blend them with unabashedly hammy '80s synths and a so-passionate-it's-a-little-scary delivery, and the result is a sonic Roman candle, blasting fireballs of fun onto the dance floor."<ref>{{cite web|first1=Ella|last1=Doyle|first2=India|last2=Lawrence|first3=Henrietta|last3=Taylor|first4=James|last4=Manning|first5=Andy|last5=Kryza|first6=Andrzej|last6=Lukowski|first7=Nick|last7=Levine|first8=Chris|last8=Waywell|url=https://www.timeout.com/music/best-party-songs|title=The 100 Best Party Songs Ever Made|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> That same year, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it in their "The 200 Best '80s Songs".<ref name="rollingstone">{{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=November 23, 2023 |title=The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-80s-songs-1234876455/paul-mccartney-here-today-1234877634/}}</ref>
Swirsky also co-wrote Dayne's follow-up single "[[Prove Your Love]]". The single was Dayne's second Top 10 hit on the US ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] chart, where it peaked at No. 7. The single spent eleven weeks in the [[Top 40]]. It also appeared on the [[Dance Club Songs]] chart, where it became Dayne's first No. 1 hit on that chart on April 23, 1988.<ref>[[Number-one dance hits of 1988 (USA)]]</ref> Furthermore, the single was a hit overseas, going to No. 1 in [[Switzerland]] and No. 8 on the [[UK Singles chart]]. Andrew Panos from ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]'' complimented "Prove Your Love" as "a thumpingly catchy [[disco]] tune".<ref name="numberonemagazine">{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Panos|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50236262276/in/album-72157715521570932/|title=Albums|magazine=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|date=March 12, 1988|page=44|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>
On January 19, 1988, [[Arista Records]] released Dayne's debut album ''[[Tell It to My Heart (album)|Tell It to My Heart]]''. Two further singles were released and they also reached the Top 10 of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]: "[[I'll Always Love You (Taylor Dayne song)|I'll Always Love You]]" (No. 3), and "[[Don't Rush Me]]" (No. 2). The album has been certified double platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of two million copies in the United States. Dayne was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Female R&B Vocal for her performance on "I'll Always Love You" in 1989. The song was also nominated for Best R&B Song that year. Andrew Panos from ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]'' commended Dayne's "belting, soaraway voice" on the album.<ref name="numberonemagazine"/>
Dayne's second studio album ''[[Can't Fight Fate]]'' was released on October 31, 1989, by [[Arista Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Taylor+Dayne&ti=Can%27t+Fight+Fate&format=Album&type=#search_section|title=RIAA|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] }}</ref> It continued her chart success and was certified [[RIAA certification|2× Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). It includes the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] hit singles "[[With Every Beat of My Heart]]" (No. 5), "[[I'll Be Your Shelter]]" (No. 4), "[[Love Will Lead You Back]]" (No. 1) and "[[Heart of Stone (Taylor Dayne song)|Heart of Stone]]" (No. 12).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> [[AllMusic]] editor Jose Promis retrospectively concluded, "Years after its release, this album stands the test of time, and can safely be classified as one of the more diverse and exciting dance/pop/rock albums of the late '80s/early '90s."<ref>{{cite web|last=Promis |first=Jose F. |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-fight-fate-mw0000653904 |title=Can't Fight Fate – Taylor Dayne : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref>
"I'll Always Love You", a change-of-pace ballad compared to Dayne's earlier releases, was her breakout hit on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] charts in 1988 and paved the way for future uptempo dance tracks such as "Don't Rush Me" (1988) and "With Every Beat Of My Heart" (1989) to gain acceptance on Adult Contemporary radio. In 1990, "Love Will Lead You Back", a [[Diane Warren]] composition, peaked at No. 1 on both the [[Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] chart.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |title=Taylor Dayne |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-dayne/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Matthew Hocter from Albumism stated that "Love Will Lead You Back" is "going on to be one of Dayne's most synonymous songs", noting "the phenomenal balladry" the singer delivered on the song.<ref>{{cite web|first= Matthew |last= Hocter |title= Taylor Dayne's 'Can't Fight Fate' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective |publisher= Albumism |date= October 5, 2019 |accessdate= November 17, 2020 |url= https://www.albumism.com/features/taylor-dayne-cant-fight-fate-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective}}</ref>
Dayne went on to release two more albums (''[[Soul Dancing]]'' and ''[[Naked Without You (album)|Naked Without You]]'') in the 1990s, but had only one more US Top 40 hit, her 1993 cover of [[Barry White]]'s 1974 hit "[[Can't Get Enough of Your Love]]" (from her 1993 album ''[[Soul Dancing]]''), which reached No. 2 in the [[ARIA Charts]] in Australia but only No. 20 in the US.<ref name=":0" /> The song also reached the Top 20 in [[Belgium]], [[Iceland]], [[Ireland]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Switzerland]], and the [[United Kingdom]]. In Australia, it was the 19th-best-selling single of 1993, receiving a Platinum certification for sales of at least 70,000 copies.<ref name="ausye">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1993/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1993|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=March 27, 2021}}</ref> Jose Promis from [[AllMusic]] called Dayne's cover version as "excellent" and "dance-lite".<ref>{{cite web|first= Jose F. |last= Promis |title= Taylor Dayne – ''Soul Dancing'' |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |access-date= November 5, 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-dancing-mw0000088920}}</ref> [[Greg Sandow]] from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' complimented ''[[Soul Dancing]]'' as a "killer pop album". He added, "Can’t fault her choice of material; these are crisp, focused, hook-filled pop songs, every one of them a likely radio hit."<ref name="entertainmentweekly">Sandow, Greg (July 16, 1993). "Soul Dancing". ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.</ref> Together with Arthur Baker and [[Fred Zarr]], Dayne wrote "[[Whatever You Want (Tina Turner song)|Whatever You Want]]" for [[Tina Turner]]'s 1996 album ''[[Wildest Dreams (Tina Turner album)|Wildest Dreams]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tina Turner Online - Whatever you want - 7 Inch Single |url=https://www.tina-turner.nl/whateveryouwant7inchsingle.php |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=tina-turner.nl}}</ref> Dayne later recorded and released the song herself in 1998 as a single from her album ''[[Naked Without You (album)|Naked Without You]].''<ref>{{Citation |title=Taylor Dayne - Whatever You Want Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whatever-you-want-mw0001024270 |work=allmusic.com |language=en |access-date=2022-12-09}}</ref>
===Later career===
As an actress, Dayne appeared in the 1997 [[sci-fi]] television series ''[[Night Man (TV series)|Nightman]]'' as Carla Day. She has had roles in independent films such as ''Fool's Paradise'' (1997), [[Stag (film)|''Stag'']] (also in 1997) and ''Jesus the Driver'' (2004), as well as the [[Warren Beatty]]-produced 1994 remake of ''[[Love Affair (1994)|Love Affair]].'' Dayne also had a recurring role on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Rude Awakening (TV series)|Rude Awakening]]''. Dayne has performed alongside [[Marc Bonilla|Marc Bonilla and Dragonchoir]]. She performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in Elton John's ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]]'' in 2001. In 2005, Dayne was featured in the [[VH1]] series ''Remaking'', which featured her close friends [[Leah Remini]] and Michelle Reid. The series documents Dayne's return to music after taking time off to have a family (she has twins via a [[surrogacy|surrogate mother]]),<ref>[http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/02/19/taylor-dayne-shares-her-special-surrogate-story/ Taylor Dayne Shares Her Surrogate Story] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922030042/http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/02/19/taylor-dayne-shares-her-special-surrogate-story/ |date=September 22, 2009 }} Celebrity Baby Blog, February 19, 2009</ref> and premiered her newest song, "Right Now", a result of her collaboration with [[Rodney Jerkins]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-25 |title=Taylor Dayne Looks for Career 'Remaking' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/taylor-dayne-looks-for-career-remaking |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Taylor Dayne 2016.jpg|thumb|Dayne performing in 2016]]
On December 11, 2007, Dayne released the first single, "[[Beautiful (Taylor Dayne song)|Beautiful]]", from her studio album ''[[Satisfied (Taylor Dayne album)|Satisfied]]''. The song was written by Dayne and Hitesh Ceon of production team 3Elementz. Dayne promoted it on many radio stations, including New York's WKTU. "Beautiful" went to No. 1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Dance Charts. She also appeared on ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', ''[[Chelsea Lately]]'', ''[[Wake Up With Whoopi]]'' and [[VH1]]. The [[music video]] for the single and the ''Satisfied'' album cover were shot by [[Tony Duran (photographer)|Tony Duran]], who has also shot album covers for [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]]. Dayne released her fifth album, ''[[Satisfied (Taylor Dayne album)|Satisfied]]'', in February 2008—her first [[recording studio]] album in nearly a decade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |date=2008-01-17 |title=Review: Taylor Dayne, Satisfied |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/taylor-dayne-satisfied/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2008, Dayne performed at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/66/acs-was-chosen-by-world-olympians-association-woa-to-secure-its-events-in-2008-beijing-olympics|title=ACS was chosen by World Olympians Association (WOA) to secure its events in 2008 Beijing Olympics|date=September 19, 2008|website=Advanced Card Systems Ltd}}</ref>
In the early 2010s, American stand-up comedian [[Tig Notaro]] began referring to Dayne in her routine, telling stories of having frequent encounters with her.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zinoman |first1=Jason |title=Repeating a Repetition Repeatedly Once Again |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/arts/tig-notaro-meets-taylor-dayne-again-and-again.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 24, 2012 |access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> This was ultimately brought to the attention of [[Ira Glass]], who enlisted Notaro to tell the story as part of a live event for ''[[This American Life]]''. Dayne herself appeared at the end of the monologue during the event, singing "[[I'll Always Love You (Taylor Dayne song)|I'll Always Love You]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/blog/2012/05/live-show-redux |title=Live Show Redux |publisher=This American Life |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> In May 2010, Dayne lobbied congressional leaders on [[Capitol Hill]] on behalf of the [[National Association of Music Merchants]] (NAMM) and VH1's Save The Music Foundation to reduce cuts in music education in America's schools.<ref>{{cite web |author=Scott Robertson, APR |url=http://www.namm.org/news/articles/dont-stop-believin-music-education-namm-members-st |title=Don't Stop Believin' in Music Education: NAMM Members Storm Capitol Hill in 2010 |publisher=NAMM.org |date=May 17, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2012 |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714190927/https://www.namm.org/news/articles/dont-stop-believin-music-education-namm-members-st |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2010, Dayne released "[[Facing a Miracle]]", the official theme song to the [[Gay Games VIII|2010 Gay Games]]. She performed the song to an audience of 50,000 on July 31, 2010, in [[Cologne]], Germany. It ended the year at No. 9 on Perfect Beat's Top Worldwide Singles of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Perfect Beat's Top 100 CD Singles of 2010 |url=http://perfectbeat.com/spotlights.php?spotlight=Top100CDSingles2010Pg4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928172123/http://perfectbeat.com/spotlights.php?spotlight=Top100CDSingles2010Pg4 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2015 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Five years before, however, she had said: "In the eyes of the [[Kabbalah]], [gays] can't be 'married.' That requires actual male and female energy and DNA. In the bigger picture, I think that 'marriage' is about a certain circuitry. I'm as married to my business manager as I would be any husband."<ref name="Pratt 40">{{cite journal|title=Love Has Led Her Back|last=Pratt|first=Paul E.|date=July–August 2005|journal=Fusion|publisher=GaySavannah.com Publication|volume=July/August 2005|page=40}}</ref>
Dayne remastered her ''[[Greatest Hits (Taylor Dayne album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album and released a new single, "Floor on Fire", on June 22, 2011, which broke the ''Billboard'' Dance/Club Charts Top 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://taylordayne.com |title=Taylor Dayne |publisher=Taylor Dayne |access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref> In September 2014, Dayne released a new single, "Dreaming".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Eileen |title=Taylor Dayne {{!}} Get Out! Magazine - NYC's Gay Magazine |date=August 25, 2014 |url=https://getoutmag.com/taylor-dayne/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> In late 2020, Dayne competed on [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 4|season 4]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Popcorn". She made it to the semi-finals of the competition before being unmasked in a triple elimination alongside [[Chloe Kim]] as "Jellyfish" and [[Tori Kelly]] as "Seahorse".<ref>{{Cite web|title='Masked Singer' recap: 3 celebrities go home in shocking triple elimination|url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/masked-singer-season-4-episode-10/|access-date=2020-12-03|website=EW.com|language=EN}}</ref> In August 2022, Dayne competed on season 2 of ''[[RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race]]'' under the drag name Electra Owl.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Dayne 'Didn't Recognize' Herself on RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race: 'That's You, Girl!' |url=https://people.com/tv/taylor-dayne-rupauls-secret-celebrity-drag-race-exit-interview/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Quinn|first=Dave|date=August 19, 2022|title='RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Sends an Iconic '80s Pop Singer Packing — Find Out Who|url=https://people.com/tv/rupauls-secret-celebrity-drag-race-season-2-episode-2-recap/|access-date=August 19, 2022|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Dayne has never married.<ref name="davidatlanta"/> She has two children who were born via a [[surrogacy|surrogate]] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Dayne Shares Her Surrogate Story |url=https://people.com/parents/taylor-dayne-shares-her-special-surrogate-story/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="people">{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/10/05/taylor-dayne|title=Taylor Dayne talks about being a mom to twins – Moms & Babies – Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time Inc]]|date=October 5, 2007|access-date=August 23, 2015|archive-date=September 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907221831/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/10/05/taylor-dayne/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="glt">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=13299|title=GLT » Speaking from the heart, Taylor Dayne tells why she is never 'Satisfied'|work=[[Gay and Lesbian Times]]|publisher=Uptown Publications|last=Hope|first=Randy|date=October 16, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021014/http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=13299|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> Dayne is a supporter of same-sex marriage,<ref name="Pratt 40"/> and stated in 2014 that she considers the [[LGBT community]] to be her most loyal fanbase.<ref name="davidatlanta">{{cite web|url=http://davidatlanta.com/2014/06/tell-it-to-her-heart-legendary-diva-taylor-dayne-headlines-augusta-pride|title=Tell It to Her Heart: Legendary Diva Taylor Dayne Headlines Augusta Pride - David Atlanta|work=[[David Atlanta]]|publisher=DRT Media Group|date=June 24, 2014|access-date=August 23, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318014837/http://davidatlanta.com/2014/06/tell-it-to-her-heart-legendary-diva-taylor-dayne-headlines-augusta-pride/|archive-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> Dayne is [[Jewish]].<ref>[http://jwa.org/blog/celebrity-cook-off-finalist-taylor-dayne-wins-hearts-with-matzah-ball-soup "Celebrity Cook-Off's Taylor Dayne wins hearts with matzah ball soup."] Bigam, Kate., Jwa.org, Published January 31, 2012. Accessed June 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/120314/the-great-taylor-dayne-follow-up "The Great (Taylor) Dayne Follow-Up".] Chandler, Adam., Tabletmag.com, Published December 27, 2012. Accessed June 2016.</ref> She grew up in Baldwin and [[Freeport, New York]] on [[Long Island]].<ref name="Poplife">{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=The Pop Life |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/04/arts/the-pop-life-918790.html |access-date=January 29, 2019 |date=April 4, 1990 |ref=NY Times}}</ref> In 2021, after performing at a New Year party hosted at [[Mar-a-Lago]] by then-president [[Donald Trump]], Dayne declared "I try to stay non-political."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gstalter |first1=Morgan |title=Singer Taylor Dayne responds to criticism after Mar-a-Lago performance: 'I try to stay non-political' |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/532560-singer-who-performed-at-mar-a-lago-responds-to-criticism-i-try |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=24 January 2021 |language=en |date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main|Taylor Dayne discography}}
;Studio albums
* ''[[Tell It to My Heart (album)|Tell It to My Heart]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Can't Fight Fate]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Soul Dancing]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Naked Without You (album)|Naked Without You]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Satisfied (Taylor Dayne album)|Satisfied]]'' (2008)
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Love Affair (1994 film)|Love Affair]]''
| Marissa
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
|
| Serena
|-
| ''Fool's Paradise''
| Samantha
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Jackie's Back]]''
| Herself
|-
| 2002
| ''Joshua Tree''
| Catherine Cooley
|-
| 2004
| ''Jesus the Driver''
| Con Woman #1
|-
| 2008
| ''Beautiful Loser''
| Sharon Dolan
|-
| 2012
| ''I Am Bad''
| Beth
|-
| 2014
| ''Telling of the Shoes''
| Brook
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Night Man (TV series)|Night Man]]''
| Carla Day/Black Arrow
| Episode: "Pilot: Part 1 & 2"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Martial Law (TV series)|Martial Law]]''
| Elena Finn
| Episode: "Thieves Among Thieves"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| ''[[Where Are They Now? (American TV series)|Where Are They Now?]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "The 80s II"
|-
| ''[[Rude Awakening (TV series)|Rude Awakening]]''
| Maureen
| Recurring cast: Seasons 2–3
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''[[Celebrity Duets]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "1.4 & 1.5"
|-
| ''[[Rescue Me (American TV series)|Rescue Me]]''
| Shirley
| Episode: "Zombies"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| ''[[I Love the New Millennium]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "2000–2001 & 2007–2008"
|-
| ''Down & Dirty''
| Herself
| Episode: "Taylor Dayne"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Gone Country (TV series)|Gone Country]]''
| Herself
| Contestant: Season 3
|-
| 2010
| ''[[RuPaul's Drag U]]''
| Herself/Faculty
| Episode: "Dateless Divas"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off]]''
| Herself
| Contestant: Season 1
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''[[Cupcake Wars]]''
| Herself/Judge
| Episode: "Taylor Dayne's 80s Party"
|-
| ''Click on This''
| Herself
| Episode: "Tommy Davidson's 50th Birthday Bash"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| ''Celebrity Sweat''
| Herself
| Episode: "Getting Fit and Staying Healthy with Top Musicians"
|-
| ''80's in the Sand''
| Herself
| Episode: "1.4"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020
| ''On Stage''
| Herself
| Episode: "On Stage At Home Part 2"
|-
| ''[[The Masked Singer (American season 4)|The Masked Singer]]''
| Popcorn
| Contestant: [[The Masked Singer (American season 4)|Season 4]]
|-
|rowspan=3| 2022
| ''[[Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "On the Waterfront"
|-
| ''[[People Puzzler]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Now Ya Tell Me"
|-
| ''[[RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2|RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race]]''
| Electra Owl
| Contestant: [[RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2|Season 2]]
|-
|rowspan=1| 2024
| ''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Bitter Pill to Swallow"
|}
==
* [[List of number-one hits (United States)]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]]
* [[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External
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* {{Official website}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
* {{IMDb name|0004865}}
{{Taylor Dayne}}
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