Taylor Dayne /

Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American pop vocalist, songwriter, dance artist, and actress. Overall, she has seventeen individual Top Tens on Billboard charts including, most recently, her 2008 Billboard #1, "Beautiful". Dayne's career ignited with seven consecutive Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 hits, including the #1, "Love Will Lead You Back"; she has also topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart three times. Taylor Dayne began singing professionally after graduating from high school in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, singing in little-known rock bands such as Felony and Next. She began singing solo after finishing college, and released the dance single "I'm The One You Want" under the name Les Lee in 1985. Signed to Arista Records, her first song to crack the top ten was the dance-pop hit "Tell It to My Heart" in 1987. The song was an instant smash worldwide, peaking in the top five of most major markets worldwide, and achieving a peak of number one in many countries, including Germany. The hit songs that followed included "Prove Your Love", "I'll Always Love You", "Don't Rush Me", "With Every Beat of My Heart", "Love Will Lead You Back",