Michelle Robin Lewis (born ) is an American singer-songwriter who has released two solo albums. She has since worked as a songwriter for artists including
Cher
Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...
,
Shawn Colvin,
Hilary Duff,
Kay Hanley and
Kelly Osbourne.
Biography
Michelle Lewis was born in
New York City to saxophonist Morty Lewis and
Annette Sanders
Annette Sanders (born 1937 or 1938) is an American jazz vocalist and studio singer. She is the mother of singer-songwriter Michelle Lewis.
Early life and career
Born Annette Benbasset in the Bronx, New York City in 1937 or 1938, Sanders was one ...
(née Benbasset), a session singer for radio and TV jingles. As a child, she was a jingle singer and also a regular on
Sesame Street She was raised in
River Vale, New Jersey.
While attending
Columbia University, Lewis began performing with emerging downtown NY bands such as
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler (formerly known as "The Establishment" or "The Black Cat Jam" or "The Establishment Blues Band") is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. They are known for extensive use of segues in live performance ...
and
Spin Doctors. After graduation, Lewis was hired by jazz label
GRP Records as a production coordinator and then signed a publishing deal with BMG Music in 1994. While at BMG, she wrote singles for artists such as
Amy Grant and
Todd Terry. She also earned a Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for "Deeper Shade of Love," a song she wrote for Camille, and an ARIA for Song of the Year with Australian pop star
Deni Hines.
Lewis signed with
Giant Records and released her debut album, ''Little Leviathan'', in 1998. The single "Nowhere and Everywhere" was featured on the soundtrack to the film
Practical Magic.
What she is perhaps best known for recently is the music for the
Disney Jr
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 1 ...
show,
Doc McStuffins, which is now in its fourth season and for which she won a
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...
in 2015. She also received her first Emmy nomination this past year for her work as a composer on the
Nickelodeon show,
Bubble Guppies.
While she continues to perform with her band, The Goods, write songs for pop radio and compose for kids’ television, Michelle's experience as a working songwriter has led her and some of her long-time collaborators,
Kay Hanley, Shelly Peiken and Pam Sheyne, to found
Songwriters of North America
Songwriters of Northern America (SONA) is a not-for-profit trade organization for songwriters' rights. It was founded by Michelle Lewis and Kay Hanley in January 2015, in order to advocate for fair remuneration for songwriters in the era of stream ...
(SONA) – a Los Angeles-based organization of professional songwriters and composers who wish to advocate for upholding the value of their work in the digital future.
Discography
Solo
Film
Television
Vocals
Selected discography
[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michelle-lewis-mn0000888794/songs List of all songs throughout career]
References
External links
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
American singer-songwriters
Jazzhole members
Musicians from New Jersey
People from River Vale, New Jersey