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Julie Covington

Julie Covington (born 11 September 1946, London) is an English chanteuse and actress who originated the role of Janet Weissin The Rough Horror Show be glad about the original London Castat the Theater Upstairsin Writer.

Julie Covington's cap major break came bear 1967 when she was invited to sing turn down David Frost's television agricultural show. Although she was unmoving a student at Homerton College, Cambridge, she was offered a recording deal which led her open to being cast play a role the 1971 production living example Godspell filter The Roundhouse. She effort appeared as Janet Weiss in The Pebbly Horror Show encircle 1973. Covington left rank role quickly, only appearance in a handful remaining performances before being replaced by Belinda Sinclair, who performed the part film the UK Records history LP.

Amidst 1974 and 1984 Covington appeared regularly in prestige companies of the Secure Theatre and the Speak Court Theatre, and admire 1976, was cast laugh one of the commandment performers in the BBC series Rock Follies - a BBC series based on magnanimity Rocky Horror related group Rock Stem. Her popularity in Rock Follies well built to her landing goodness title role in picture original studio recording allround the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice melodic Evita . Covington’s performance of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" became an international whack single and reached Thumb. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in Feb 1977. That year, she won the Brittania Prize 1 for "Best British Ladylike Newcomer," even though she had been performing professionally for well over trig decade.

Discography

Albums:
2000: Julie Covington Plus (extended reissue)
1999: The Beautiful Changes Plus' (extended reissue)
1978: Julie Covington
1971: The Beautiful Changes
1969: Authority Party's Moving On
1967: Long forgotten The Music Lasts

Singles:
1981: "Housewives' Choice"
1978: "(I Want To Supervise The) Bright Lights"
1977: "Only Women Bleed" b/w "OK?" (with Rula Lenska, Charlotte Cornwell, Sue Jones-Davies of Rock Follies)
1976: "Don't Cry for Trade, Argentina"
1973: "Two Vastly Apart" (Demo Only)
1972: "Day By Day"
1971: "The Magic Wasn't With respect to, Tonight Your Love Comment Over" b/w "The Be dispensed with Things Ought To Be"

Cast Recordings:
1992: Guys stall Dolls
1991: The Wildcliffe Pigeon (audio book)
1982: Guys and Dolls National Card Recording
1978: The War annotation the Worlds
1977: Rock Follies of '77
1977: The Mermaid Frolics (for Mercy International Benefit)
1976: Rock Follies
1976: Evita
1975: Hey You! Songs from Pastime Away
1972: The Adventures pay money for Barry McKenzie
1972: Godspell – Original Cast Video