http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3479
Or was there an earlier UK female singer who was No 1 in the US?
2007-01-22 07:01:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It was Vera Lynn!! The song might have been that Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart Petula was the first UK woman to win a Grammy with that song I think!
2007-01-22 10:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to say there was, but for the life of me can't remember who - it may have been before the rock era the site mentions. However, it is not 100% correct - nor is it wrong. A female duo from England, the Caravelles, had a hit with "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" on Smash Records in the early 1960's. So, she may have been the first SOLO female artist from England to do it. Not too sure if the Caravelles went to Number One or not, but as much airplay as it got, it had to be close.
Thank you Adrian, that's who I was trying to think of but that was pre-1955.
2007-01-22 07:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've searched all over and can't find anyone else. However The Caravelles with 'You Don't have to be a Baby to Cry' was a chart success in 1963 but not No 1. They were a duo however and also charted as backing singers on 4 US singles.
2007-01-22 07:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petula Clark was the original singer of Downtown which was written by tony hatch.
2007-01-22 07:11:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, "Downtown" was the first song by a British female artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
2007-01-22 07:12:09 · answer #5 · answered by tallgreywolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 19:23:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Vera Lynn was first British female singer to have a US No 1 but don't know which song it was
2007-01-22 07:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by Adrian W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
iiitttsss... is absolutely correct.And the link below can prove it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_by_British_artists_which_reached_number_one_on_the_Hot_100_%28US%29
2007-01-22 07:57:11 · answer #8 · answered by zilva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no of cose not
2007-01-22 07:13:24 · answer #9 · answered by john c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋