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Covington's break came in 1967 when, whilst still a student at Homerton College, Cambridge, she was invited to sing on David Frost's television show, after which she secured a record deal. After moving to the theatre, her performance in the 1976 television show Rock Follies led to her landing the title role in the original studio recording of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita. She scored an international number one with the song "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Full name Motto Respice Finem Look to the end Named after Homerton town Previous names See article Established 1976 Sister College(s) None Principal Dr Kate Pretty Location Hills Road Undergraduates 550 Postgraduates 500 Homepage Boatclub The Cavendish Building at Homertons present site Homerton College is one of the... Frost interviewing Donald Rumsfeld in 2005 Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born April 17, 1939) is a British television presenter. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rock Follies, and its sequel, Rock Follies of 77, was an innovative and groundbreaking comedy musical drama shown on British television in the mid 1970s. ... Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born March 22, 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ... Sir Tim Rice (born November 10, 1944, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, and educated at St Albans School and Lancing College) is a lyricist for musical theater, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ... The cover of the 1979 American Broadway Original Cast Recording of Evita starring Patti Lupone as Eva Peron, Mandy Patinkin as Che Guevara, and Bob Gunton as Juan Peron. ...

After a second solo album, and guesting on other artists' albums, she returned to the theatre.

She also plays the parson's wife on Jeff Wayne's 1978 recording 'The War of the Worlds'. Jeff Waynes Musical Version of The War of the Worlds was a 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne and others, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. ...

Albums

• Beautiful Changes (1970)
• Rock Follies (1976)
• Julie Covington (1978)