Edna Savage (21 April 1936 – 31 December 2000) was an English traditional pop singer.
Savage was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England. She had two elder sisters. Her father was a landscape gardener; her mother an amateur singer. She left school at 15. 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 No. 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 Data from: 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" 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" Barbara 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" Revel / Gordon 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" Stellman/Wakeley Accompaniment directed by Ron Goodwin Parlophone R4572 1960 "All I Need" Stanford/Donahue Accompaniment directed by Ron Goodwin Parlophone R4648 1960 "Everyday" Hardie/Petty *The record label was published with a typo: ' Hardie ' for ' Hardin ', (Buddy Holly) Accompaniment directed by Ron Goodwin Parlophone R4648
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