Leona Naess

Leona Kristina Naess, born in London, England on July 31, 1974, is the singer/songwriter daughter of Norwegian mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. and ex-stepdaughter of Diana Ross. She was educated at Institut

Leona Kristina Naess, born in London, England on July 31, 1974, is the singer/songwriter daughter of Norwegian mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. and ex-stepdaughter of Diana Ross. She was educated at Institut Le Rosey during her childhood. Naess's releases on label MCA are 2000's Comatised, 2001's I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll, and 2003's self-titled album.

Naess began her career in music in her teens, when she began singing and songwriting. At 18, she moved to New York to study music and anthropology at New York University, and six years later signed to MCA.