At the age of 14, Dalbello made her 1974 recording debut with a 4-song EP that was recorded for CBC Radio, Canada's national broadcaster.
17 Facts About Dalbello
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In 1975 Dalbello was featured on a Christmas compilation by CBC Radio, in which she performs the traditional Christmas carols "Deck The Halls" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" and a medley together with Dianne Brooks and Roy Kenner.
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Dalbello collaborated with Jay Graydon, who is featured on guitar.
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Dalbello, signed to Capitol Records, released her third album Drastic Measures in 1981.
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Dalbello collaborated with Bryan Adams and Tim Thorney on the album.
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Dalbello received a Juno nomination in 1980 for Female Vocalist of The Year and in 1983 was again nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year.
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In 1985, Dalbello was nominated for a seventh Juno in the category of Female Vocalist of the Year.
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Dalbello worked with other artists including Duran Duran's John Taylor, Heart, the band Nena, Glass Tiger and their producer Jim Vallance.
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Ronson and Dalbello planned to record a second album Ronson was passed over by both her record label and her manager at that time, Roger Davies, over Dalbello's strong objections.
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Dalbello then submitted four self-produced song demos to her US label and manager, only to have them rejected because they wanted a real producer.
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However, Dalbello would contribute guest vocals to Hine's "virtual band" project Thinkman, appearing on the title track of their 1986 debut album, The Formula.
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Dalbello continued to produce her new album under the "Da Salleo" pseudonym, managing to keep both her label and manager from visiting the sessions by booking the studio time late at night.
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Dalbello moved back to Toronto to complete work on her new album.
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Dalbello has not released another album since 1996 and has primarily focused on producing and writing for other artists such as Heart, Julian Lennon, Nena, and Patti LaBelle, whom she produced.
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Dalbello performed the song "Always" for the Cheer detergent commercial "Coming Home" that aired in 2003, which was so popular and garnered so many inquiries, that Cheer commissioned her to do a full length version which they made available for download from their website.
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Dalbello was featured on Degrassi: The Next Generation Theme, the theme song for the first three seasons of the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
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In late 2012, the Juno Awards' online series, Juno TV, interviewed Dalbello, who shared her thoughts on her early career.