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1997: DONNA LEWIS on her SMASH HIT single | Desperately Seeking Donna | MUSIC | BBC Archive
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2:52Now PlayingDonna Lewis climbed the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with her single ‘I Love You Always Forever’ and became the 'sound of the summer' in 1996. The Welsh singer-songwriter looks back at her big break and going to America to get a record deal. Jennifer Stark, A&R for Atlantic Records, recalls getting Donna's demo and how she was surprised that she wasn't picked up by a UK music label.
Clip taken from Desperately Seeking Donna, broadcast on BBC 2 on 20 September 1997.
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