Please answer the following question: What key details about alannah myles can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: alannah myles -lrb- born december 25 , 1958 -rrb- is a canadian singer-songwriter and the daughter of canadian broadcast pioneer william douglas byles -lrb- 1914 -- 1988 -rrb- , who was inducted into the canadian association of broadcasters ' hall of fame in 1997 . she changed her surname to myles at age 19 after deciding to pursue a career in entertainment . appearances in tv commercials paid for music demos which weathered countless rejections from homeland , canada until she recorded masters for three songs ; '' who loves you '' and a video demo for '' just one kiss '' directed by photographer deborah samuel . with matched financing from songwriting collaborator , much music -lrb- city tv -rrb- dj and program director , christopher ward and factor . she signed her first record contract with atlantic records in 1987 . in fall of 1987 , warner music canada 's director of artists and repertoire -lrb- a&r -rrb- bob roper sent the three-song video package to all of warner music group 's u.s. affiliates which garnered a seven-eight year contract from atlantic records -lrb- wmg -rrb- sight unseen by head of a&r tunc erim and atlantic label founder ahmet ertegun . myles quit a lucrative acting career , co-wrote and recorded the remainder of her first album with collaborator christopher ward and producer david tyson . in 1989 , atlantic records released self titled debut album and toured internationally for 18 months . her first album was awarded the diamond award for sales of over one million units ; she is the only canadian debut artist to attain that award . her first album was reported to have sold upwards of six million copies internationally and remains a classic-selling album to date . myles ' eponymous debut album achieved top 10 hits in several countries around the world beginning with '' love is '' , '' still got this thing for you '' , the only single to hit number one in 1990 in canada was '' lover of mine '' . alannah 's fourth american 1990 single , '' black velvet . '' hit number one for two weeks...
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- years active is 1989 -- 1995 1989 -- 1995- birth name is alannah byles- label is atlantic records- genre is rock , pop , blues- birth date is 25 december 1958- background is solo_singer- image is alannah myles -lrb- 2 -rrb- . jpg- birth place is toronto , ontario , canada- occupation is singer-songwriter , actress