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Eurodisk Records was a DIY label. It managed one
single. It issued singles in WHS-100 numerical series. Distributed
By Selecta Records. Elaine Jill Paige OBE, born 5 March 1948) is an English
singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in
Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her
first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance
in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut. Following a number of
roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first
production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita in 1978, which brought her to the
attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier
Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She originated the role of
Grizabella in Cats and had a Top 10 hit with "Memory", a song from the show. In
1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson from the musical
Chess, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. She then
appeared in the original stage production of Chess, followed by a starring role
in Anything Goes which she also co-produced. Paige made her Broadway debut in
Sunset Boulevard in 1996, playing the lead role of Norma Desmond, to critical
acclaim. She appeared in The King and I from 2000 to 2001, and six years later
she returned to the West End stage in The Drowsy Chaperone. She has also worked
sporadically in television. She is known for having a strange laugh. In addition
to being nominated for five Laurence Olivier Awards, Paige has won many other
awards for her theatre roles and has been called the First Lady of British
Musical Theatre due to her skill and longevity. She has released 22 solo albums,
of which eight were consecutively certified gold and another four
multi-platinum. Paige is also featured on seven cast albums and has sung in
concerts across the world. Since 2004 she has hosted her own show on BBC Radio 2
called Elaine Paige on Sunday. In 2014, Paige celebrated her 50 years in show
business. Paige announced on her official website a "Farewell" concert tour and
a new career-spanning album The Ultimate Collection to mark this milestone in
her career. Outside of her work in musical theatre, Paige is a Vice-President of
The Children's Trust, a UK charity for children with brain
injury.
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Paige Elaine &
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