Julie Rogers (born Julie Rolls, 6 April 1943,

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, London, England) is an

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pop singer. She is best known for her multi-million selling

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, " The Wedding".

Career

Rogers, the youngest of five children, had

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lessons and started her career after leaving Kingsbury County Grammar School. She worked as a dancer in Spain, as a

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and as a

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on a

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ship, before singing with the

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Orchestra, with which she toured the UK and America. A&R man

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signed her to a recording contract with

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in 1964, and released her debut

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, " It's Magic". The song had originally been a hit for Doris Day in 1948. Her 1964

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"The Wedding" went to No. 3 in the

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, No. 1 in Australia and peaked at No. 10 in January 1965 in the US, in addition to

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the US

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. In 1961 "The Wedding" had been successful for Anita Bryant and

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, but Rogers' recording outsold them both. At the time of the release of "The Wedding", Rogers told the ''

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'' that she wanted to become an international artist. "The Wedding" was estimated by 1972 to have sold over seven million copies. She had further UK hits with "Like a Child" (UK No. 20, US No. 67) and "

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" (UK No. 31), both in 1965. She also recorded a

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of " You Only Live Twice", which appeared on the 1992

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version of the

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, '' The Best of Bond... James Bond''. The song's writers, composer

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and lyricist

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, later wrote a completely different title song of the same name and it was

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'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''.

Personal life

In 1968, she

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Teddy Foster, and they remained a couple until Foster's death in 1984 from

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. In 1987, she married

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agent, Michael Black, the

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Don Black. Until his death in November 2018, he acted as her

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Discography

Singles

*" It's Magic" (1964) *" The Wedding" (1964) –

UK No. 3; US No. 10 *"Like a Child" (1964) – UK No. 20; US No. 67 *"

" (1965) – UK No. 31 *"Sudden Love" (1965) *"Day By Day" (1965) *"Another Year, Another Love, Another Heartache" (1965) *"In My Room" (1965) *"I Love Him" (1965) *"While The Angelus Was Ringing" (1965) *"These Gentle Hands" (1966) *"Bless You" (1966) *"You Never Told Me" (Mercury 154 277 MCF – Italy – 1966) *"Go on home" (1967) *"Let Me Belong To You" (1968) *"Don't Speak of Love" (1968) *"Almost Close to You" (1969) *"Which Way to Nowhere" (1969) *"Long After Tonight is All Over" (1974) † – Billed as Julie Rogers with Johnny Arthey and his Orchestra and Chorus

Albums

*''Julie Rogers'' (1964) *''The Sound of Julie'' (1965) *''Contrasts'' (1966) *''Songs of Inspiration'' (1967) *''Once More with Feeling'' (1970) *''My Name is Julie'' (1976) *''Sing Another Song'' (2003)

References

External links

Julie Rogers' official website
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