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Born in Tucson, Arizona on February 3, 1961 and raised in Brainerd, Minnesota. Her parents, Georg (from Austria) and Leila (from Norway), Eder was exposed to music at an early age. She cites Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Eileen Farrell as her childhood inspiration. Eder denotes Garland, specifically, as her greatest influence. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ... Barbra Streisand (pronounced STRY-sand, IPA: ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... The American soprano Eileen Farrell (February 13, 1920 - March 16, 2002) was a famous opera and concert singer. ...

Eder has performed on numerous occasions at New York's Carnegie Hall and Palace Theater, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, and at the Wortham Center in Houston. Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... The name Palace Theater can refer to: Palace Theatre, New York, on Broadway Palace Theater, Cleveland, at Playhouse Square Center This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ... Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall was built in 1980 to give the San Francisco Symphony a permanent home. ... The Cadillac Palace Theatre (formerly the The New Palace Theatre) is a Chicago theatre. ... Meyerson Symphony Center Exterior Meyerson Symphony Center Exterior The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is a concert hall in the Arts District of Downtown Dallas, Texas designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei and opened in September of 1989. ...

Before her work on Broadway, Eder gained experience in the entertainment industry. She teamed up with classmate Paul Todd, who had won international awards for his piano and organ playing, and began the "Paul and Linda Show". They traveled all over the U.S. performing concerts. After the duo went separate ways, Eder tried her hand at the talent show, Star Search, where she reigned undefeated for a record 13 weeks. Her performance caught the notice of Angel Records and, subsequently, Frank Wildhorn. She starred in two 1991 stagings of his musical Svengali, the 1997 Broadway production of his Jekyll & Hyde, and the 2003 Goodspeed Musicals production of his Camille Claudel. The two married in 1998 and divorced in 2004; they have one son, Jake. Eder also appeared in the title role in the Connecticut tryout run of Camille Claudel, with a score by Wildhorn and Nan Knighton. The show has yet to open on Broadway. She is currently working on a country pop album due for release in March 2008 called The Other Side of Me. For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Star Search is a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon, which also appeared as a remake in 2003-2004. ... The Recording Angel as it appeared on early Gramophone discs. ... Frank Wildhorn is an American composer. ... Svengali is a musical with a book and lyrics by Gregory Boyd and music by Frank Wildhorn. ... Jekyll & Hyde is a Broadway musical based on the novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... Goodspeed Musicals, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theater and the creation of new works, was formed in 1959 to restore the Goodspeed Opera House, located in East Haddam, Connecticut, to its original Victorian appearance and elegance. ... Camille Claudel is a musical with a book and lyrics by Nan Knighton and music by Frank Wildhorn. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[2] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[3] Area  Ranked 48th in the US  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ...

Eder is a recipient of the Theater World Award (1996-97) for her work in Jekyll and Hyde.

Discography

Albums

• 1989 Vienna (Early UK release of the Linda Eder album)
• 1991 Linda Eder
• 1994 And So Much More
• 1997 It's Time
• 1999 It's No Secret Anymore
• 2000 Christmas Stays the Same
• 2002 Gold
• 2003 Storybook
• 2003 Broadway, My Way
• 2005 By Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland
• 2007 Greatest Hits
• 2008 The Other Side of Me

Singles

• Vienna
• Never Dance
• The Christmas Song

External links

• The Official Linda Eder Site