原名Rosemary Brown的Dana,出生於1951年8月31日於英國首都倫敦市北部的Islington區,北愛爾蘭德里市(Derry)是其父親的故鄉。Dana五歲時,適逢倫敦地區的煙霧污染情况極為惡劣,父母為顧及家中年幼子女的健康,舉家遷返德里市。回到故鄉的一年後,年僅六歲的她參加了一項公開的天才表演比賽,以演唱一首傳統愛爾蘭搖籃曲獲得冠軍。而自此以後,音樂與舞蹈成為了她成長過程中的重要部份;除學會了彈奏鋼琴、小提琴及結他外,亦是校內合唱團的成員及參與很多地區上的節日表演及比賽,其間她曾有片刻意念冀望日後能成為一名芭蕾舞教師。
六十年代初期,她的兩位胞姊Eileen及Susan成立了一支三人合唱組,在由她們父親籌辦的慈善音樂會中演唱。1965年,這兩位胞姊因分別為了發展個人工作事業及結婚的原故離隊後,Dana遂以個人身份,參加了一民謠歌曲比賽,贏到了首名,而其獎品就是由賽事贊助者Tony Johnston負責為她錄製一歌曲聲帶樣本。該聲帶被送往愛爾蘭都柏林市(Dublin)Decca唱片公司旗下的Rex唱片公司後,迅即獲當時的唱片經理Michael Geoghegan接納及簽下灌唱合約。
1967年11月,她首張的個人單曲唱片面世,A面是其早期經理人Tony Johnston的作品"Sixteen",B面則是由她本人作曲的"Little Girl Blue";而其時在就讀第六班(Sixth Form)的A-Level音樂及英語科目之際,她每逢週末都會於都柏林市(Dublin)內的某些歌舞廳及民謠歌曲演唱場所中亮相,聲名漸露。
翌年的1968,她灌錄了第二張的《Come Along Murphy.Patrick O'Donnell》及第三張的《 Heidschi Bumbeidschi.Ten Second Girl 》單曲唱片。
1969年,她循Rex唱片公司秘書Phil Mitton之議,以一曲"Look Around"參加愛爾蘭全國歌唱大賽,惜在决賽中僅得次名,失掉了由她代表愛爾蘭前往西班牙首都馬德里(Madrid)晉身全歐歌唱大賽(Eurovision Song Contest)的資格。
1970年,她捲土重來,首先藉演繹"All Kinds Of Everything"這歌在本土的全國歌唱大賽决賽中奪冠,繼而於荷蘭首都阿姆斯特丹(Amsterdam)舉行的全歐歌唱大賽(Eurovision Song Contest)决賽中獲勝,擊敗了同場參與的兩位強勁對手Mary Hopkin(英國代表)及Julio Iglesias(西班牙代表);而因這是愛爾蘭首次取得該項大賽的殊榮,她奏凱返抵都柏林後,頓時很自然地被譽為國家的英雄。此外,她灌錄的《All Kinds Of Everything.Channel Breeze》單曲唱片,原是於全歐歌唱大賽(Eurovision Song Contest)舉行的一星期前出版,但自她在是次比賽一登龍門後,該曲迅即大受本土及世界眾多國家樂迷們的歡迎,唱片銷量超越二百多萬張。
《I Will Follow You.With A Little Love》是繼《All Kinds Of Everything.Channel Breeze》之後推出的單曲唱片,但市場反應不大理想。同年6月,Decca唱片公司出版了她首張的個人長行唱片《All Kinds Of Everything》。
All Kinds Of Everything (Rex Records - 1970/RPS 101)
Side 1
- All Kinds Of Everything (Derry Lindsay.Jackie Smith)
- Everyone's Gone To The Moon (Jonathan King)
- Drums (Rosemary Brown.Tony Johnston)
- A Sigh Around The Corner (Rosemary Brown.Tony Johnston)
- Th' Li'l Old Clockmaker (Redden)
- Now These Words (Rosemary Brown.Tony Johnston)
- Can The Girl Be Me? (Rosemary Brown.Tony Johnston)
- Under The Bridge (Tony Johnston)
- Written On The Wind (Mike Hawker.Ivor Raymonde)
- My Heart Will Go On Loving You (Tony Johnston)
- When You're Really In Love (Richard Dix.Jean-Claude Oliver.Marcel Stellman.Roland Valade)
- Wake Up And Live (Tony Johnston)
1971至1973年間,她灌錄了總共七張的單曲唱片,分別是1971年的《Who Put The Lights Out?.Always A Few Things》、《Today.Don't Cry My Love》、《Isn't It A Pity?.Swallow Fly Away》,1972年的《New Days...New Ways.Love Is A Friend of Mine》、《Crossword Puzzle.Where Is He?》,1973年的《Do I Still Figure In Your Life?.A Ticket To Nowhere》及《Corner Of The Sky/Morning Glow.Sunday Monday Tuesday》,惟只得"Who Put The Lights Out?"這歌曾上至英國樂壇流行榜的第14位。
1974年中,經歷了約三年間頗差強人意的灌唱成績後,Dana轉投一新成立的唱片公司:GTO,開展她歌唱事業中的新一頁;而她舊屬的Rex唱片公司,也於同年推出她的第二張、亦是Rex為她出版的最後一張長行唱片《The World Of Dana》。
The World of Dana (Rex Records - 1974/SPA 415)
Side 1
- Crossword Puzzle (Barry Ian Green.Lynsey Rubin)
- Silent Movies (Neil Sedaka.Howard Greenfield)
- Say I Love You (Colin Jennings)
- Trying To Say Goodbye (Neil Sedaka.Phil Cody)
- I'll String Along With You (Harry Warren.Al Dubin)
- All Kinds Of Everything (Derry Lindsay.Jackie Smith)
- Day By Day (Stephen Schwartz)
- Who Put The Lights Out? (Paul Ryan)
- New Days...New Ways (Charles Rockliff.Steve Fenwick)
- Do I Still Figure In Your Life (Pete Dello)
- Love Is A Friend Of Mine (Mitch Murray.Peter Callander)
- Skyline Pigeon (Elton John.Bernie Taupin)
"Dana.Silent Movies"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.Trying To Say Goodbye"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.All Kinds Of Everything"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.Who Put The Lights Out?"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.New Days...New Ways"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.Do I Still Figure In Your Life"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.Love Is A Friend Of Mine"Youtube網頁播放連結
她加盟GTO後的首支灌唱歌曲"Please Tell Him That I Said Hello",於1974年11月推出,1975年3月攀上英國樂壇流行榜該曲最高的第八;同年12月,她為GTO灌錄的首張個人長行唱片《Have A Nice Day》面世;時至年終,她更獲英國的New Musical Express (NME)及TV Times雜誌分別頒與「全年最佳女歌手」獎項。
Have A Nice Day (GTO Records - 1975/GTLP005)
Side A
- Please Tell Him That I Said Hello! (Mike Shepstones.Peter Dibbens)
- Dear Madam (Les Reed.Geoff Stephens)
- Country Pie (Geoff Stephens.Eddie Seago)
- Are You Still Mad At Me? (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- Don't Let Me Know (Les Reed.Barry Mason)
- Rivers Are For Boats (Albert Hammond.Hal David)
- Love Me While We're Young (G. Brown)
- There's Nothin' You Can Do To Change My Mind (Geoff Stephens.Eddie Seago)
- The Crying Game (Geoff Stephens)
- Darlin' Come Home Soon (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- The Goodbye Song (J. Brown)
"Dana.Are You Still Mad At Me?"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.Rivers Are For Boats"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.There's Nothin' You Can Do To Change My Mind"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.Darlin' Come Home Soon"Youtube網頁播放連結
1976年11月,GTO出版了她另一張的個人長行唱片《Love Songs & Fairytales》。
Love Songs & Fairytales (GTO Records - 1976/GTLP016)
Side 1
- I Love How You Love Me (Larry Kolber.Barry Mann)
- I'm Not In Love (Eric Stewart.Graham Gouldman)
- There's A Kind Of Hush (Les Reed.Geoff Stephens)
- All My Loving (John Lennon.Paul McCartney)
- Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Eric Carmen)
- Fairytale (Paul Greedus)
- Rose Garden (Joe South)
- If (David Gates)
- I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (Tony Macaulay.Geoff Stephens)
- Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlene.Edgar Yipsel Harburg)
"Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"
"Fairytale"
1978年10月5日,Dana與經營酒店業的Damien Scallon於德里市內的St. Eugene大教堂結為夫妻,婚後誕下共四名子女。
於1979年4月現世的《The Girl Is Back》,是她與GTO合作的最後一張個人長行唱片。
The Girl Is Back (GTO Records - 1979/GTLP 037)
Side 1
- The Girl Is Back (In Town) (Barry Blue.Stephen Worth)
- Without Your Love (I Can't Live) (Robert John Lange)
- Something's Cookin' In The Kitchen (David Jordan)
- I Can't Get Over Getting Over You (John MeLeod.Tat Meager)
- Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn.Dewey Lyndon Oldham)
- Break The Ice (Barry Blue.Dave Jordan)
- Pretty Faces (Troy Seals.Will Jennings)
- Everynight (Rosemary Brown)
- How Can I Prove My Love? (Russ Ballard)
- The Thieves Of Paris (Barry Blue. Lynsey DePaul)
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"Dana.I Can't Get Over Getting Over You"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.Break The Ice"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.How Can I Prove My Love?"Youtube網頁播放連結
"Dana.The Thieves Of Paris"Youtube網頁播放連結
1990年,Decca 擁有的Deram唱片公司,出版了一張名為《Dana.All Kinds Of Everything》的CD專集,其收錄的共16首歌曲,全是來自Rex唱片公司於1974年《The World Of Dana》長行唱片內的所有12首、及1970年《All Kinds Of Everything》長行唱片內其中的4首。
All Kinds Of Everything (Decca/Deram Records - 1990/820 689-2)
- Crossword Puzzle (Barry Ian Green.Lynsey Rubin)
- Silent Movies (Neil Sedaka.Howard Greenfield)
- Say I Love You (Colin Jennings)
- Trying To Say Goodbye (Neil Sedaka.Phil Cody)
- I'll String Along With You (Harry Warren.Al Dubin)
- All Kinds Of Everything (Derry Lindsay.Jackie Smith)
- Day By Day (Stephen Schwartz)
- Who Put The Lights Out? (Paul Ryan)
- New Days...New Ways (Charles Rockliff.Steve Fenwick)
- Do I Still Figure In Your Life (Pete Dello)
- Love Is A Friend Of Mine (Mitch Murray.Peter Callander)
- Skyline Pigeon (Elton John.Bernie Taupin)
- Can The Girl Be Me? (Rosemary Brown.Tony Johnston)
- My Heart Will Go On Loving You (Tony Johnston)
- When You're Really In Love (Richard Dix.Jean-Claude Oliver.Marcel Stellman.Roland Valade)
- Everyone's Gone To The Moon (Jonathan King)
The Best Of Dana (Sony Music/Epic Records - 1998/4914522)
- All Kinds Of Everything (Derry Lindsay.Jackie Smith)
- Who Put The Lights Out? (Paul Ryan)
- Please Tell Him That I Said Hello! (Mike Shepstones.Peter Dibbens)
- There's Nothin' You Can Do To Change My Mind (Geoff Stephens.Eddie Seago)
- It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- I'm Not In Love (Eric Stewart.Graham Gouldman)
- Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Eric Carmen)
- There's A Kind Of Hush (Les Reed.Geoff Stephens)
- Fairytale (Paul Greedus)
- All My Loving (John Lennon.Paul McCartney)
- I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (Tony Macaulay.Geoff Stephens)
- Rose Garden (Joe South)
- Totus Tuus (Damien Scallon.Dana Rosemary Scallon)
- If (David Gates)
- Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlene.Edgar Yipsel Harburg)
- The Girl Is Back (In Town) (Barry Blue.Stephen Worth)
- Something’s Cookin’ In The Kitchen (David Jordan)
- I Can't Get Over Getting Over You (John MeLeod.Tat Meager)
- Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn.Dewey Lyndon Oldham)
- Everynight (Rosemary Brown)
Dana.The GTO Years (7T's Records - 2010/GLAM CDD 98)
Disc 1
- Please Tell Him That I Said Hello! (Mike Shepstones.Peter Dibbens)
- Dear Madam (Les Reed.Geoff Stephens)
- Country Pie (Les Reed.Geoff Stephens)
- Are You Still Mad At Me? (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- Don't Let Me Know (Barry Mason).Les Reed)
- Rivers Are For Boats (Albert Hammond.Hal David)
- Love Me While We're Young (G. Brown)
- There’s Nothing’ You Can Do To Change My Mind (Geoff Stephens.Eddie Seago)
- The Crying Game (Geoff Stephens)
- Darlin' Come Home Soon (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- The Goodbye Song (J. Brown)
- I Love How You Love Me (Larry Kolber.Barry Mann)
- I'm Not In Love (Eric Stewart.Graham Gouldman)
- There's A Kind Of Hush (Les Reed.Geoff Stephens)
- All My Loving (John Lennon.Paul McCartney)
- Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Eric Carmen)
- Fairytale (Paul Greedus)
- Rose Garden (Joe South)
- If (David Gates)
- I Get A Little Sentimental Over You (Tony Macaulay.Geoff Stephens)
- Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlene.Edgar Yipsel Harburg)
- The Girl Is Back (In Town) (Barry Blue.Stephen Worth)
- Without Your Love (I Can’t Live) (Robert John Lange)
- Something’s Cooking In The Kitchen (David Jordan)
- I Can't Get Over Getting Over You (John MeLeod.Tat Meager)
- Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn.Dewey Lyndon Oldham)
- Break The Ice (Barry Blue.Dave Jordan)
- Pretty Faces (Troy Seals.Will Jennings)
- Everynight (Rosemary Brown)
- How Can I Prove My Love? (Russ Ballard)
- The Thives Of Paris (Barry Blue.Lynsey DePaul)
- Spiel Nicht Mit Mir Und Meinem Gluck (Mike Shepstone.Peter Dibbens)
- Abschiedsparty (Mike Shepstone.Peter Dibbens)
- It’s Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- Have Love Will Travel (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- Country Girl (F. Brown.G. Brown)
- Put Some Words Together (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- Look Before You Leap (Roger Greenway.Geoff Stephens)
- Slip Away (Barry Blue.Stephen Worth)
- Totus Tuus (Damien Scallon. Dana Rosemary Scallon)
- Cliffs Of Dooneen