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| Born | New York City |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Giant Records Kismet Records |
| Website | www |
Michelle Robin Lewis (born 1971or1972) is an American singer-songwriter who has released two solo albums. She has since worked as a songwriter for artists including Cher, Shawn Colvin, Hilary Duff, Kay Hanley and Kelly Osbourne. [1]
Michelle Lewis was born in New York City to saxophonist Morty Lewis and Annette Sanders (née Benbasset), a session singer for radio and TV jingles. [2] [3] As a child, she was a jingle singer and also a regular on Sesame Street. [4] She was raised in River Vale, New Jersey. [5]
Lewis began performing with emerging downtown NY bands such as Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors while she attended Columbia University. [6] 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. [7]
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. [8]
Recently, she is known best for creating music for the Disney Jr show Doc McStuffins , which aired for five seasons, and for which she won a Peabody Award in 2015. She also received her first Emmy nomination this past year[ when? ] for her work as a composer on the Nickelodeon show, Bubble Guppies. [9]
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 (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. [10]
| Year | Album | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Letters Out Loud | Michelle Lewis | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, producer, Vocals |
| 1998 | Little Leviathan | Michelle Lewis | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, producer, Vocals |
| 1998 | Nowhere & Everywhere (CD/Casset Single) | Michelle Lewis | Primary Artist |
| 1994 | The Jazzhole | Jazzhole | Songwriter, performer |
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2021 | The Loud House Movie | Composer, performer, Songwriter |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Composer |
| 2006 | Bambi II | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2004 | A Cinderella Story | Composer |
| 1998 | Practical Magic | Composer, performer, Primary Artist |
| Year | Show | Role |
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| 2019 | DC Super Hero Girls | Songwriter |
| 2018 | Muppet Babies (2018) | Songwriter |
| 2016 | The Loud House | Composer |
| 2013 | Shake It Up | Composer |
| 2013 | Doc McStuffins | Composer |
| 2008 | Ruby and the Rockits | Composer |
| 2007 | The Hills | Composer |
| 2006 | That's So Raven Too! | Composer |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Composer |
| Year | Album | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ghost Notes | Veruca Salt | Vocals |
| 2012 | Merry Christmas, Baby | Rod Stewart | Choir |
| The Party Starts Now (From Disney's Club Penguin ) | Cadence | Vocals | |
| 2010 | Hooked! | Lucy Woodward | Vocals |
| 2003 | American Juniors: Kids in America | American Juniors | Vocals |
| 2002 | Citizen Cope | Citizen Cope | Vocals |
| 1996 | The Beat is the Bomb EP | Jazzhole | Vocals |
| 1995 | And The Feeling Goes Round | Jazzhole | Vocals |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | Original Soundtrack | Vocals |
| Year | Album – "Song" | Artist | Role |
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| 2024 | Super Magick — "This Time" | Better Than Ezra | Songwriter |
| 2015 | Sometime Last Night – "What You're Missing" | R5 | Songwriter |
| 2014 | Disney Junior: DJ Shuffle – "Doc McStuffins" | Various | Songwriter |
| 2013 | BRIT Awards 2013– "Wings" | Little Mix | Songwriter |
| 2012 | DNA – "Wings" | Little Mix | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Now That's What I call Music! Vol. 83 | Multiple | Songwriter |
| 2010 | Il Volo – "This Time" | Il Volo | Songwriter |
| 2010 | Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You | Katherine McPhee | Songwriter |
| 2010 | Greatest Hits – "I Will Be Your Friend" | Amy Grant | Songwriter |
| 2009 | Paper Empire – "Bright Lights" | Better Than Ezra | Songwriter |
| 2009 | Mitchell Musso – "Odd Man Out" | Mitchell Musso | Songwriter |
| 2009 | Echo (Crooked Crown) | Maia Sharp | Songwriter |
| 2008 | Camp Lisa | Lisa Loeb | Songwriter, producer, Clapping, Vocals |
| 2007 | Noise From Words | Michael McDermott | Songwriter |
| 2007 | Inside Out | Emmy Rossum | Songwriter |
| 2007 | Broken and Beautiful | Suzie McNeil | Songwriter |
| 2006 | Sunday Love | Fefe Dobson | Songwriter |
| 2005 | Traveling Light | Courtney Jaye | Songwriter |
| 2005 | Gold – "Different Kind of Love Song" | Cher | Songwriter |
| 2005 | A Little More Personal (Raw) – "My Beautiful Life" | Lindsay Lohan | Songwriter |
| 2004 | Greatest Hits 1986–2004 | Amy Grant | Songwriter |
| 2003 | Super – "Come Dig Me Out" | Kelly Osbourne | Songwriter |
| 2003 | The Very Best of Cher | Cher | Songwriter |
| 2002 | Living Proof – "Different Kind of Love Song" | Cher | Songwriter |
| 1999 | Pay Attention – "It's Alright" | Deni Hines | Songwriter |
| 1998 | Remix Your Imagination – "It's Alright" | Deni Hines | Songwriter, Vocals (Background) |
| 1998 | Female Hits of the 90's – "Nowhere and Everywhere" | Michelle Lewis | Songwriter, performer |
| 1997 | Todd Terry Presents Ready for a New Day | Todd Terry | Songwriter |
| 1997 | Greatest Hits – "Think About Me" | Eternal | Songwriter |
| 1997 | Behind the Eyes | Amy Grant – "I Will Be Your Friend" | Songwriter, Vocals (Background) |
| 1997 | Before the Rain – "Think About Me" | Eternal | Songwriter |
| 1996 | Songs of the Letter People | Various | Vocalist |
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