Elaine Paige (born 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known
for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige
attended the Aida Foster stage school and made her first professional
appearance on stage in 1964. 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 Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the
broader public. The role won her the Laurence Olivier Award for
Performance of the Year in a Musical. She went on to originate 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, according to the Guinness Book of Records. She
has also worked in film and television. 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. She has released 20 solo albums, of which eight were
consecutively certified gold and another four multi-platinum. Since
2004 she has hosted her own show on BBC Radio 2 called Elaine Paige on
Sunday.
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