Andru Donalds
Andru Donalds (born 16 November 1974) is a Jamaican musician and vocalist, who also worked in collaboration with the Enigma project. Donalds had a hit single in America in 1995 with "Mishale", which reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Andru Donalds
- Born
- 1974 · Kingston.
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Occupation
- singer · composer · musician
- Fields
- pop rock
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Biography
Andru Donalds was born in Kingston, Jamaica. His musical style ranges from pop, rock and roll, to reggae and ballads. His influences include Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Prince.
Solo career
Solo career
After leaving school, Donalds traveled to England, the Netherlands and New York City, to develop his musical abilities as singer and songwriter. He met the producer and songwriter Eric Foster White, who had hits with stars such as Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Julio Iglesias, Backstreet Boys, and Boyzone. Together they produced the debut album Andru Donalds, with the single "Mishale" becoming successful worldwide. His second album, Damned If I Don't, was released in 1997. The song "Somebody's Baby" was used for the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning film Good Will Hunting.
Enigma
Enigma
In 1999, Donalds joined Michael Cretu's Enigma project and was the lead singer on four studio albums; The Screen Behind the Mirror, Voyageur, A Posteriori, and Seven Lives Many Faces. Cretu also collaborated for Donalds' solo albums, Snowin' Under My Skin and Let's Talk About It. A single from Snowin' Under My Skin, "All Out of Love" reached platinum status. Andru also co-wrote and performed on "Distorted Love" and "Je t’aime Till My Dying Day" of Enigma's album Seven Lives Many Faces.
Other collaborations
Other collaborations
In 2005, Donalds co-produced and performed the song "And I Feel" for the soundtrack of the German film Barefoot / Barfuß, starring and directed by Til Schweiger. In 2005, he co-produced with the Ukrainian singer Evgenia Vlasova for the song "Limbo". Donalds also wrote a song for Sandra, the former wife of Cretu: "The Way I Am", the lead single from her The Art of Love album released in 2007. In 2023, he performed the "Sorry (Wish I could Change)" duet with Diana King. Other Great Music Producers Andru has worked with Donalds also worked with Sly & Robbie on the following recordings: "Stop The Pain" in 2009 (Tony Rebel) "Serenade" in 2012 "Colours" from the Karma Free Project (Rio Brazil Band) in 2016
Solo albums
Solo albums
Studio albums Andru Donalds (1994) Damned If I Don't (1997) Snowin' Under My Skin (1999) Let's Talk About It (2001) Best Of (2006) Trouble in Paradise (2011)
Compilation albums
Compilation albums
Best Of (2006)
with Eugenia Vlasova
with Eugenia Vlasova
Albums
Life and career
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Life and career
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1974
Andru Donalds was born on 16 November 1974.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q514349: Andru Donalds
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- 1.Joel Whitburn. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 2000.
- 2.Interview Andru Donalds. YouTube. 4 April 2014.
- 3.Andru Donalds. Mymusicbase.ru.
- 4.Various – Good Will Hunting (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture). Discogs. 1997.
- 5.Members of the mysterious Enigma project performed live for the first time. Originalenigmavoices.com.
- 6.Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces. Discogs. 22 September 2008.
- 7.Various – Barfuss Original Soundtrack. Discogs.
- 8.Eugenia Vlasova* & Andru Donalds – Limbo. Discogs.
- 9.Sandra – The Way I Am. Discogs. 26 January 2007.
- 10.Ltd, BandLab Singapore Pte. Stop The Pain (ft. Sly&Robbie & Tony Rebel) | Andru Donalds. Reverbnation.com.
- 11.Serenade - Single by Andru Donalds on Apple Music. 17 April 2012.
- 12.2012 SERENADE. Andrudonalds.com.
- 13.Andru Donalds presents KarmaFree project with its debut singles "COLORS" & "AWÊRE. Andrudonalds.com. 12 November 2016.
- 14.ALBUMS. Andrudonalds.com.
- 15.SINGLES & EP. Andrudonalds.com.
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