Happy Birthday Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951). She was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who asked her to sing Mary Magdalenes part for an audio recording of Jesus Christ Superstar. After its release as an album they invited her to join the stage shows traveling cast, which she did for four years. She had her first hit single in 1971 with the ballad I Dont Know How to Love Him, from Jesus Christ Superstar. The song was her first hit. In 1971 Elliman moved to New York City for the Broadway production of Jesus Christ, Superstar, where she met her first husband, who worked with Robert Stigwood as President of RSO Records. She was asked to sing backing vocals on Eric Claptons version of the Bob Marley song I Shot the Sheriff in 1974. Her first album for the RSO label (her third in all), Rising Sun, produced by Steve Cropper, produced no hit singles, but her next album, Love Me, produced by Freddie Perren, gave her two top-20 hits, Love Me (written by Barry and Robin Gibb), and a Barbara Lewis cover, Hello Stranger. The Bee Gees were working on Saturday Night Fever in 1977 and wrote How Deep Is Your Love for her, but Stigwood wanted the Bee Gees to perform it. Instead, she sang If I Cant Have You. The minor hit, Love Pains followed in 1979. After a considerable hiatus, Elliman reappeared on the music scene. An album titled Simple Needs, with all songs written by Elliman, was released in 2004 and re-released globally in 2007. Elliman has continued performing at music festivals, benefits, and concerts throughout the country and around the world. GARY
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