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| name = Julie Covington | image = | caption = | alt = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Julie Covington | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|mf=yes|1946|9|11}} | birth_place = London, England | genre = Pop | associated_acts = | instrument = Vocals | occupation = Singer, actress | years_active = 1967–present | label = | website = }}Julie Covington (born 11 September 1946, London) is an English singer and actress, best known for recording the original version of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina".[1] Early lifeJulie Covington attended the girls' grammar school Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in Kilburn, northwest London. CareerCovington's break came in 1967 when, as a student at Homerton College, Cambridge, she was invited to sing on David Frost's television show. After the show, she secured a recording contract. In 1971, she was cast in the original London production of Godspell at The Roundhouse, alongside David Essex, Jeremy Irons and Marti Webb. A recording of the production, featuring Covington's lead vocal on the track "Day by Day", was released in 1972. She was then cast as Janet Weiss in the original production of The Rocky Horror Show in 1973.[1] Between 1974 and 1984 Covington appeared regularly in the companies of the National Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre, creating such roles as Alice in Plenty, Vivienne Eliot in Tom & Viv (for which she received an Olivier Award nomination)[1] and Edward in the original production of Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine. During the early 1970s, she appeared and sang on the children's television programme Play Away. She starred in the BBC's 1975 Christmas production Great Big Groovy Horse, a rock opera based on the story of the Trojan Horse shown on BBC2.[2] It was later repeated on BBC1 in 1977[3] 1976 and 1977 saw her appearing in both series of the primetime British television programme, Rock Follies.[1] In 1976, the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber saw her perform in cabaret, and recognising her from Rock Follies, suggested to lyricist Tim Rice that she might be the actress to play the title role in their original studio recording of their musical Evita.[1] The singer Elkie Brooks had previously turned down an offer. Covington's recording of the song "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1977.[4] Later offered the opportunity to originate the role in the stage production of Evita, she declined, which led to Elaine Paige being cast.[5] Speaking in 1985, Covington expressed some regret at this decision, but explained that she did not like Eva Peron and that without some positive feeling for the person she had preferred to turn the role down.[6] As Evita opened in 1978, she instead appeared with the English National Opera as Anna in The Seven Deadly Sins.[7] Paige's successor in Evita, Marti Webb later also played Anna in the ENO's production of The Seven Deadly Sins. In 1978, Covington performed the role of Beth, wife of Parson Nathaniel (Phil Lynott), on the recording of "The Spirit of Man" from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.[1] Covington achieved chart success with a cover version of Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed" from her eponymous 1978 album.[1] It reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] After recording a second solo album and guesting on other artists' albums she returned to the theatre,[1] starring in the 1982 National Theatre production of Guys and Dolls, playing Sister Sarah opposite Ian Charleson's Sky Masterson. Russell Davies said that her performance "is of such a special timbre that she isn't easily matched."[8] AlbumsSolo albums
Cast recordings and soundtracks
Singles
Awards
References1. ^{{cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= |author2= |title=The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1984 |work= |publisher=Official London Theatre Guide |date= |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=72674 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20070516054520/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=72674 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2007-05-16 |doi= |accessdate=2008-04-09 }} {{Brit British Breakthrough}}2. ^http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/612ffe3510ec4d1997059601247c58a0 3. ^http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c8a45fab0e7f4d099b95b367346c3d5b 4. ^1 {{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 124}} 5. ^{{cite web | last = Bogdanski | first = Jennifer J | authorlink = | author2 = | title = Evita – a Concept Album About Who? | work = Sir Tim Rice – Evita | publisher = | date = 30 May 2007 | url = http://www.timrice.co.uk/evitat.html | doi = | accessdate = }} 6. ^Observer, 17 March 1985,observer Covington interview 7. ^{{cite journal|last=Challis|first=William|date=October 1978|title=Ordinary Sins|journal=Third Way Magazine|publisher=Thirty Press|location=Hampstead, England|volume=2|issue=17|page=26|quote=…the considerable talents of Julie Covington as Anna…}} 8. ^The Guys and Dolls Book, NHB Books 1997, p56 9. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|last=Eder |first=Bruce |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/julie-covington-mn0000839471 |title=Julie Covington – Music Biography, Credits and Discography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2013-02-12}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Julie+Covington |title=Julie Covington Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=11 September 1946 |accessdate=2013-02-12}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/julie-covington |title=Julie Covington |publisher=Brit Awards Ltd |accessdate=26 March 2012 |location=London |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202121606/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/julie-covington |archivedate= 2 February 2012 |df= }} External links
15 : 1946 births|Living people|English female singers|English stage actresses|English television actresses|Brit Award winners|Alumni of Homerton College, Cambridge|Actresses from London|Singers from London|20th-century English actresses|20th-century English singers|21st-century English actresses|21st-century English singers|20th-century women singers|21st-century women singers |
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