Jill Day

Jill Day (Yvonne Page, 5 December 1930, Brighton, England - 16 November 1990, Kingston-Upon-Thames, England) was a successful pop singer and actress in Britain in the 1950s and early 60s.

Career

She was born in Brighton and found fame in minor movies, radio and television.She appeared in several films including Beat Up the Town and All For Mary and sung on the soundtrack of The Good Companions and Doctor At Sea. In 1957, she competed in the heats of the contest to represent the United Kingdom in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, eventually losing out to Patricia Bredin. In the early 1960's, Day had her own comedy sketch show on BBC Television, The Jill Day Show. She also appeared on Dee Time.

Day was well known for her long slim dresses with stiff petticoat under the below-the-knee hem which she wore in numerous television appearances.

She faded from public view as public tastes for pop music changed through the late 1950s and 1960s, eventually retiring to live in London.

Discography

In 2003, an album of her most well-known songs was released, entitled The Very Best Of Jill Day.Titles included:1.: Sincerely2.: Happiness Street3.: I'm Old Fashioned4.: Holiday Affair5.: Quiet Man6.: Mangos7.: Tear Fell8.: Little Johnny Rainbow9.: I Dreamed10.: Cinco Robles11.: Give Her My Love When You Meet Her12.: I'll Think About You13.: I Hear You Knocking14.: Hold Me In Your Arms15.: Wherever You May Be16.: Far Away From Everybody17.: Snowy Snowy Mountain18.: Somewhere In The Great Beyond19.: Oh Daddy Can I Be Your Dolly Forever20.: I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm21.: Ding Dong22.: Lonely Nightingale23.: Promises24.: Way Of Love25.: Chee Chee Oo Chee26.: Whistlin' Willie

External links

* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206440/