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Biography
Edna Savage (21 April 1936 - 31 December 2000) was a traditional pop singer in the United Kingdom.
She was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England. She had two sisters, both older. Her father was a landscape gardener, her mother an amateur singer. She left school at age 15 (common in the UK in those days). At first she trained as a telephone operator, but after a few bands had her sing for them locally, she quit the telephone job to sing professionally.
She auditioned twice for the BBC before making her first broadcast, in 1954. She recorded a number of records, only one of which charted, "Arrivederci Darling" in 1956, which made it to #19 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1957 she participated in the UK qualifying heat for the Eurovision Song Contest. In addition to being briefly married to fellow singer Terry Dene, Savage married three more times.
She died at the age of 64.
Recordings
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| Year | Title | Songwriters | Orchestra | Label and catalogue reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | "I'll Be There" | Wayne | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4017 |
| 1955 | "Evermore" | Levine/Roberts | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4017 |
| 1955 | "Stars Shine in Your Eyes" | Rota/Parsons/Turner | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4043 |
| 1955 | "A Star is Born" | Roberts/Hennessy | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4043 |
| 1955 | "Candlelight" | Miller/Roberts/Trevor | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4067 |
| 1955 | "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" | Mann/Hilliard | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4067 |
| 1955 | "Arrivederci Darling" | Rascel/Fishman | Accompaniment directed by Peter Knight | Parlophone R4097 |
| 1955 | "Bella Notte" | Lee/Burke | Accompaniment directed by Peter Knight | Parlophone R4097 |
| 1956 | "Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me that You Love Me" | Goodwin/Sheridan | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4139 |
| 1956 | "Please Hurry Home" | Raleigh/Gaze | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4139 |
| 1956 | "My Prayer" | Kennedy/Boulanger | Accompaniment directed by Reg Owen | Parlophone R4226 |
| 1956 | "Me 'n You 'n the Moon" | Cahn/Van Heusen | Accompaniment directed by Reg Owen | Parlophone R4226 |
| 1956 | "A Tear Fell" | Randolph/Burton | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4159 |
| 1956 | "Something Old, Something New" | Bower/Woof | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4159 |
| 1957 | "Never Leave Me" | Jenkins | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4253 |
| 1957 | "Don't Ever Go (I Need You)" | Maxin | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4253 |
| 1957 | "Me Head's in de Barrel" | Hilliard/DeLugg | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4301 |
| 1957 | "Five Oranges, Four Apples" | Mann/Curtis | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4301 |
| 1957 | "Diano Marina" | Weedon/Innes | Reg Owen Orchestra | Parlophone R4360 |
| 1957 | "Let Me Be Loved" | Livingston/Evans | Reg Owen Orchestra | Parlophone R4360 |
| 1958 | "Near You" | Goell/Craig | Accompaniment directed by Bob Sharples | Parlophone R4489 |
| 1958 | "Why, Why, Why" | Vidalin/Datin/Roberts | Accompaniment directed by Bob Sharples | Parlophone R4489 |
| 1958 | "Once Killalee" | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4420 | |
| 1958 | "My Shining Star" | Masters/Olias | Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Parlophone R4420 |
| 1958 | "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" | Burke/Dubin | Edwin Braden & his Orchestra with Michael Holliday | Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP) |
| 1958 | "'S Wonderful" | Gershwin/Gershwin | Edwin Braden & his Orchestra with Michael Holliday | Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP) |
| 1958 | "Tea for Two" | Youmans/Caesar | Edwin Braden & his Orchestra with Michael Holliday | Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP) |
| 1958 | "Goodnight My Love" | Tobias/Lemare/Arnheim | Edwin Braden & his Orchestra with Michael Holliday | Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP) |
| 1959 | "Beautiful Love" | Gillespie/Young/King/van Alstyne | Accompaniment directed by Ron Goodwin | Parlophone R4572 |
| 1959 | "Maybe This Year" | Stelman/Wakeley | Accompaniment directed by Ron Goodwin | Parlophone R4572 |
| 1960 | "All I Need" | Stanford/Donahue | Accompaniment directed by Ron Goodwin | Parlophone R4648 |
| 1960 | "Everyday" | Hardy/Petty | Accompaniment directed by Ron Goodwin | Parlophone R4648 |