In
1977 the single "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
sung by British singer Julie Covington reached number one in several
charts. It was released as a single on 12 November 1976, in the
United Kingdom.
The
song, written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, was
recorded in 1976 for the album and
musical, Evita. It tells the
life of Argentinian leader, Eva Perón (Eva
Maria Duarte de Perón (07/05/1919
– 26/07/1952)),
appearing at the opening and end of the show, as the spirit of the
dead Eva telling the people of Argentina not to mourn her, and during
her final speech
from the balcony of Casa Rosada, Plaza
de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(1951).
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| Eva Perón |
Julie
Covington was born on 11 September 1946 in London, she attended the
girls' grammar school Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in Kilburn,
London. In 1967, while
studying
at Homerton College in Cambridge, she sang on The David Frost
television show and was offered a recording contract afterwards.
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| Julie Covington in 1977 |
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| "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Julie Covington |
"Don't
Cry for Me Argentina" reached number-one in the UK,
Australia, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands. The
song has been covered by multiple artists, including The Carpenters,
Olivia Newton-John, Tom Jones, Sinéad O'Connor and Madonna.
Videoclip: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
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