Robin Lee (née Robin Lee Irwin, born November 7, 1963 allmusic ((( Robin Lee > Biography )))/ref>) is an American

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artist. She recorded in the 1980s and 1990s as Robin Lee for Evergreen and

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, charting at number 12 on

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in 1990 with " Black Velvet". After charting her last single in 1994, she began working as a songwriter for other artists.

Biography

Lee's musical interests began in

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, when she would perform at school dances and talent competitions. She later recorded demos for publishing companies, and by 1982, she made her debut on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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charts with "Turning Back the Covers (Don't Turn Back the Time)". She charted several more singles throughout the 1980s, but only scraped into the country top 40 once during the decade, with 1986's "I'll Take Your Love Anytime" (which peaked at #37). In 1990, her cover of Alannah Myles' "Black Velvet" peaked at #12 on the country charts, but follow-up singles were not successful, and Lee's career as a recording artist had come to a close by 1994. Lee has since signed as a songwriter to Chrysalis Music, and has written album cuts for

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, as well as single for

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, son of singer-songwriter

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

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