Julie Covington
Julie Covington's first major break came in 1967 when she was invited to sing on David Frost's television show. Although she was still a student at Homerton College, Cambridge, she was offered a recording contract which led her directly to being cast in the 1971 production of Godspell at The Roundhouse. She next appeared as Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Show in 1973. Covington left the role quickly, only appearing in a handful of performances before being replaced by Belinda Sinclair, who performed the part on the UK Records soundtrack LP.
Between 1974 and 1984 Covington appeared regularly in the companies of the National Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre, and in 1976, was cast as one of the lead performers in the BBC series Rock Follies. Her popularity in Rock Follies led to her landing the title role in the original studio recording of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Evita. Covington’s performance of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" became an international hit single and reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1977.
