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.

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

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

In 1999, Donalds joined Michael Cretu's Enigma project and was the lead singer on four studio albums; The Screen Behind the Mirror...

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