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Elaine Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff;^[2] born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, primarily in musical theatre. Paige was raised in Barnet, North London, and trained at the Aida Foster stage school, after which time she made her first professional appearance on stage in 1964. She went on to appear in the 1968 production of Hair, making her West End debut.

Following minor roles, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Evita, bringing her to public attention in 1978. In 1981, she originated the role of Grizabella in Cats, and had a Top 10 hit with "Memory", a song from the show. Paige later appeared in the original production of Chess in 1986, and released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo in the Guinness Book of Records. Paige made her Broadway debut in Sunset Boulevard in 1996 when she played the lead role of Norma Desmond, winning critical acclaim. She appeared in The King and I from 2000 to 2001, and six years later she returned to the West End stage in The Drowsy Chaperone.

Paige has been nominated for and won many awards for her theatre roles and has become known as the First Lady of British Musical Theatre. Away from the stage, she has released 20 solo albums, which include 8 consecutive gold and 4 multi-platinum albums. Paige has sung in concerts across the world and she also hosts her own show on BBC Radio 2.

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