Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige OBE is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. She attended the Aida Foster stage school, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut.

Elaine Paige played Eva Perón in Evita in 1978. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She originated the role of Grizabella in Cats and had a Top 10 hit with the song “Memory”. In 1985, Paige released “I Know Him So Well” with Barbara Dickson from the musical Chess, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. She then appeared in the original stage production of Chess. 

In addition to being nominated for five Laurence Olivier Awards, Paige has won many other awards for her theatre roles and has been called the First Lady of British Musical Theatre. She has released 22 solo albums, of which eight were certified gold and another four multi-platinum. Paige is also featured on seven cast albums and has sung in concerts across the world. Since 2004 she has hosted her own show on BBC Radio 2 called Elaine Paige on Sunday.

Backing Tracks

From A Distance

Grow Young

Heaven Help My Heart

I Know Him So Well – Elaine Paige / Barbara Dixon – Chess

Love Changes Everything

– Memory – Elaine Paige – Cats

One Night Only

One Step Out Of Time

The Rose

This Is Where I Came In

Wild Horses

With One Look

Without You

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