Donna DeLory
Biography
Donna DeLory is an American singer, dancer and songwriter from a musical family in Calabasas, California, who was already singing professionally as a child on commercials and children's recordings. She went on to add backing vocals to records by Carly Simon, Santana, Kim Carnes, Barry Manilow and Madonna, and spent two decades as a backing vocalist and dancer on Madonna's world tours, from the Who's That Girl Tour in 1987 to the Confessions Tour in 2006. Her self-titled debut album came out on MCA Records in 1992, and its single Praying for Love reached number one in Japan. She later formed the band Bliss with cellist Cameron Stone, released the albums In The Glow in 2003 and The Lover & The Beloved in 2004, and sang Princess Elise's theme for the 2006 video game Sonic the Hedgehog. Her 2013 album The Unchanging reached number two on the World Music Album chart.
62years old
Turns 63 on September 10in 302 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Donna Eve De Lory (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 14 years1991 to 2005
Every film, newest first
- 2005I'm Going to Tell You a SecretIMDb rating 7.7
- 2001Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001IMDb rating 8.5
- 1993Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down UnderIMDb rating 8.5
- 1991Madonna: Truth or DareIMDb rating 6.5
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First role
At eight years old, De Lory began her professional singing career by performing a jingle for a Recipe dog food commercial.
Big break
De Lory recorded a demo of "Open Your Heart" with a female voice for Madonna's True Blue album; Madonna heard it and recorded the song herself.
A first
The first single from De Lory's album, "Praying For Love", came out on 20 October 1992 and reached number one on the charts in Japan.
A change of course
De Lory left MCA in late 1994. Her label wanted her to keep making pop music, but her own music was beginning to reflect a growing interest in world music.
Own stunts
De Lory was introduced to the Harmonium around this time. Someone gave her the instrument at a party, and she taught herself to play it and has used it ever since.
Donna DeLory movies on Netflix
Most often with
Dago Gonzales directed two of these films. Madonna appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Madonna's page
Niki Haris's page
Monte Pittman's page
Carlton Wilborn's page
Stuart Price's page
Dago GonzalesDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2005
All films by Dago Gonzales
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