Leona Naess
Leona Kristina Naess (or Næss) (born 31 July 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut album, Comatised, in March 2000, which produced the single "Charm Attack" (Adult Top 40 #29). Naess was raised in London, the daughter of Swedish interior designer Filippa Kumlin D'Orey and Norwegian mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. She attended the Purcell School in Hertfordshire, studying music composition, and later graduated from New York University with a degree in anthropology. Naess began her music career performing in New York City venues and released her first album, Comatised, in 2000. Naess has two children and maintains a close relationship with her ex-stepmother, Diana Ross, and her former stepsisters. Biography Early life Naess was raised in London. She is the daughter of Filippa Kumlin D'Orey, a Swedish interior designer, and the late Arne Næss Jr., a Norwegian mountaineer and business magnate, who was of Norwegian and German descent. She has two full siblings; an older brother, Christoffer, and a sister, Katinka, from that marriage. Her great-uncle was the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss. Naess was 7 years old when her parents divorced in 1982. She attended school in London's Chelsea area while growing up, and later attended