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My Take
Taylor Dayne is one of those late-80s voices I can pick out instantly. "Tell It to My Heart" had that big, brassy belt that defined the era, and the fact that both her first two albums went double platinum tells you it wasn't a fluke. What strikes me is the gap between her enormous vocal power and how little personal detail she keeps public; she lets the records do the talking. Born Leslie Wunderman in Manhattan, she also drifted into acting over the years. For me she sits in that camp of singers whose hits outshine their name recognition today, which feels a little unfair.
Overview
Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer who rose to fame after her first two albums (Tell It to My Heart and Can't Fight Fate) were both certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Taylor Dayne
- Name (Japanese)
- テイラー・デイン
- Reading
- ていらー・でいん
- Born
- March 7, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / singer-songwriter / film actor / recording artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Baldwin Senior High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.