BIOGRAPHY - PART 2

Elaine has recorded 14 solo albums and earned eight consecutive gold and four multi-platinum albums. In 1985 her albums ‘Stages’ and ‘Cinema’ rejoined ‘Chess’ in the UK top 40 giving her three simultaneous hit albums to complement her number one single. In the same year she recorded the very successful ‘Love Hurts’ album following it with the ‘Queen’ album, the contemporary ‘Love Can Do That’ produced by Dennis Lambert and the contrasting ‘Romance And The Stage’ produced by Peter Matz. Elaine has performed in concert in Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand and in four major UK tours, Chess in Concert – the European Tour and with Tim Rice and Friends in Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. In 1997 she opened the prestigious Boston Pops season, which was televised by WGBH, USA.

In 1989 she starred in and co-produced the smash hit Lincoln Center New York production of ‘Anything Goes’ in London’s West End directed by Jerry Zaks. She was subsequently nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical. In 1993 she received critical acclaim for her performance as Edith Piaf in ‘Piaf’, the musical play by Pam Gems which also led to a nomination for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical and an album of Piaf songs.

In 1996 Elaine made her Broadway debut in the role of Norma Desmond in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Minskoff Theatre. She joined the company following her outstanding performance as Norma in London, which gained the Variety Club of Great Britain Award for Best Actress of the Year and a nomination for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 1994 the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors awarded Elaine with their Gold Badge of Merit in 1996 she was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from HMV and in 1999 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The National Operatic and Dramatic Association. In 1995 Ms Paige was awarded the OBE for services to musical theatre.

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