Melissa Manchester

Through the 1980s and 1990s Manchester alternated recording with acting, appearing with Bette Midler in the film For the Boys and on the television series Blossom. This marks the first release off her forthcoming 2005 album due out in March. Dannii's You Won't Forget About Me entered the UK Single Charts at #7, making it the 5th biggest club track in the UK of 2004. Two years later she had her biggest hit "You Should Hear How She Talks About You", which won a Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance. Flower Power, the original instrumental track by Flower Power was taken by Dannii and mated with original lyrics written by herself. In 1980 Manchester became the first singer to have two movie themes nominated for an Academy Award—"Through The Eyes Of Love" from the film Ice Castles and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from the film The Promise. With AATW, Dannii released the song You Won't Forget About Me. In 1979 Manchester made the top ten with her own single "Don't Cry Out Loud.". In late 2004, Dannii signed with Around The World Records, an independent Dance label.

Manchester collaborated with Kenny Loggins to co-write Loggin's 1978 hit duet with Stevie Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Friend". Dannii was married to Australian actor Julian McMahon in 1993 and after their divorce was engaged for a time in the late 1990s to Canadian Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve. Two years later Manchester's album Melissa produced her first top ten hit, "Midnight Blue,". After the success of this album Dannii was back in to studio to work on a new album but due to problems within the Label and a 'management change' within London Records' structure, Dannii parted with London Records in a mutually agreed decision. Her debut album, Home to Myself, was released in 1973; Manchester co-wrote many of its songs with Carole Bayer Sager. Neon Nights is Dannii's most successful album to date. Manchester then appeared on the Manhattan club scene, where she was discovered by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow, who took her on as a backup singer in 1971. Neon Nights was co-written and co-produced by Dannii.

She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon. The remix was a huge UK club-track. Manchester started a singing career at an early age, learning the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, singing commercial jingles at age 15, and becoming a staff writer for Chappell Music while attending New York City's High School of the Performing Arts. I Begin To Wonder was also briefly released as a remix with the huge Dead Or Alive hit You Spin Me Round (Like A Record). Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. This album, which entered the UK charts at #8, gave her 3 more UK Top 10 hits, including her biggest to date - I Begin To Wonder which reached #2. Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to a musical family. Her first album under this deal was 2003's Neon Nights.

Melissa Manchester (born on February 15, 1951 at New York, New York) is a singer-songwriter and actor. Following the success of this, Dannii landed a 6 album deal with London Records. Blossom (TV) (1993–1995). The track hit #3 and this became Dannii's 13th top 40 hit in the UK. For the Boys (1991). In 2001, Dannii recorded a song with Dutch dance act Riva called Who Do You Love Now?. When I Look Down That Road (2004). She toured Australia in the sell out Grease: The Arena Spectacular and followed that with performances in the pop-orientated-opera Notre Dame de Paris in London's West End as well as later taking on the controversial Vagina Monologues.

Don't Cry Out Loud (2002 Re-release). Now without a record deal, Dannii returned to acting and took on stage performances. Melissa (2001 Re-release). Following the album's commercial failure, Dannii was dropped from Eternal Records. The Colors Of Christmas (1998). However, Girl (like Get Into You before it) failed to take the UK by storm and entered the charts at #57. Joy (1997). In 1997 Dannii landed a multi-million dollar contract with Eternal Records, who released the album Girl with her first top 5 hit All I Wanna Do.

The Essence Of Melissa Manchester (1997). After the poor sales of Get Into You, Dannii parted company with RCA and Mushroom Records. Tribute (1989). The follow up album Get Into You (1993) didn't take the scene as successfully, with This Is It being her only top 10 hit from it. Mathematics (1985). Dannii also filmed her first movie role in Secrets (1993). Emergency (1983). Love and Kisses and... was remixed and edited for a UK release in 1991.

Greatest Hits (1983). Her debut album Love And Kisses, released in 1990, contained five top 40 hits including Love And Kisses, Success, Jump To The Beat and Baby Love. Hey Ricky (1982). This led to Dannii to sign to Mushroom Records and enter into the pop charts. For The Working Girl (1980). From there she landed a role in the successful soap opera Home and Away. Melissa Manchester (1979). Dannii began her career on the Australian talent show Young Talent Time.

Don't Cry Out Loud (1978). She is also the younger sister of Australian superstar Kylie Minogue. Singin' (1977). Danielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue (born October 20, 1971) is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer and all round performer. Help Is On The Way (1976). Better Days And Happy Endings (1976).

Melissa (1975). Bright Eyes (1974). Home To Myself (1973). Grammy Award: You Should Hear How She Talks About You (1982) (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance).