Julie Rogers | |
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 Julie Rogers in 1964 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Julie Rolls |
| Born | 6 April 1943 Bermondsey, London, England |
| Genres | Easy listening Traditional popular music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Philips Records, Mercury Records, Ember Records, Pye Records |
| Website | Official website |
Julie Rogers (born Julie Rolls; [1] 6 April 1943) [2] is an English pop singer. She is best known for her 1964 multi-million selling single "The Wedding". [1]
Bermondsey-born Rogers, the youngest of five children, had piano lessons and started her career after leaving Kingsbury County Grammar School.[ citation needed ] She worked as a dancer in Spain, as a secretary in Britain and as a stewardess on a Union-Castle Line ship, before singing with the Teddy Foster Orchestra, with which she toured the UK and America. [1] A&R man Johnny Franz signed her to a recording contract with Philips Records in 1964, and released her debut single, "It's Magic". [1] The song had originally been a hit for Doris Day in 1948.
Her 1964 hit "The Wedding" went to No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 1 in Australia and peaked at No. 10 in January 1965 in the US, in addition to topping the US Adult Contemporary chart. [3] In 1961 "The Wedding" had been successful for Anita Bryant and Malcolm Vaughan, but Rogers' recording outsold them both. [1] At the time of the release of "The Wedding", Rogers told the NME that she wanted to become an international artist. [4] "The Wedding" was estimated by 1972 to have sold over seven million copies. [1]
She had further UK hits with "Like a Child" (UK No. 20, US No. 67) and "Hawaiian Wedding Song" (UK No. 31), both in 1965. [5]
She also recorded a demo of "You Only Live Twice", which appeared on the 1992 limited edition version of the album, The Best of Bond... James Bond . The song's writers, composer John Barry and lyricist Leslie Bricusse, later wrote a completely different title song of the same name and it was Nancy Sinatra's subsequent recording of this that was used in the film of the same name.
Rogers continued to tour the world on the strength of her 1960s hits for several decades. Her most recent release was the 2003 album Sing Another Song.
In 1968, she married Teddy Foster, and they remained a couple until Foster's death in 1984 from kidney failure. In 1987, she married show business agent Michael Black, the brother of lyricist Don Black. Until his death in November 2018, he acted as her manager. [6]
† – Billed as Julie Rogers with Johnny Arthey and his Orchestra and Chorus [4] [5]
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