Page Three was a British girl group briefly active in the late 1970s. They had a national hit with "Hold on to Love".
Background The group was made up of three Page 3 models from UK tabloid, The Sun (Felicity Buirski, Clare Russell and Stefani Marrian), who met up while on a modelling shoot in Portugal in 1976.
Stephanie Marrian, who was born Stefanie Khan in 1948, was the first Page Three model in The Sun. Her appearance was in the 17 November 1970 issue of the tabloid.World Histories, 5 Feb 2018 - the Page-Three girl of the British tabloid The Sun Felicity Buirski was the daughter of a musician. In her teens she was a journalist but left that when she entered into the world of modelling.Musician, No. 129 JULY 1989 - Page 13 NO MORE POSES, Felicity Buirski
Career Felicity Buirsky's brother, who had industry connections, agreed to manage the group, and, after sending a demo disc to various labels, the trio was picked up by Warner Brothers. They recorded two tracks with Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett of The Shadows,Record Mirror, July 9, 1977 - Page 5 News In Brief and, although they preferred "Oh My Baby" as a single, the a-side choice was "Hold On to Love".
"Hold On to Love" After an initial trademark claim from the Sun, the parties reached an agreement, and the single bag was designed in imitation of the Sun's tabloid style. The group performed the single on Seaside Special and Top Of The Pops in August 1977.
The song came close to getting into the top 50 of the UK pop chart, making the Bubbling Under listings that month. For the week of 13 August, the record reached the Record Mirror Star Breaker chart.Record Mirror, August 13, 1977 - Page 2 Star Breakers, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three Warner Brothers For the week of 27 August, it was at the top of both the Record Mirror and Music Week Star Breakers charts, thereby effectively being number 51 on the national charts.Record Mirror, August 27, 1977 - Page 2 Star Breakers, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three Warner BrothersMusic Week, August 27, 1977 - Page 49 STAR BREAKERS, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three, Warner Brothers K16976 While it dropped off the Music Week Star Breakers chart,Music Week, September 3, 1977 - Page 57 STAR BREAKERS it stayed at the top of the Record Mirror Star Breakers chart for another week.Record Mirror, September 3, 1977 - Page 2 Star Breakers, HOLD ON TO LOVE, Page Three Warner BrothersRecord Mirror, September 10, 1977 - Page 2 Star Breakers The single's failure to make more of an impact, despite the publicity, meant that the release remained a one-off.
Further activities While their single was starting to work its way up the charts it was reported in the 30 July issue of Record Mirror that the group wanted to do something heavier next time and they wanted more control.Record Mirror, July 30, 1977 - Page 6 MCP PAGE, ROBIN SMITH reveals all (well almost all)
Later years In 1987, Felicity Buirski's solo album, Repairs & Alterations was released on the Run River Records label. This marked the start of her career as a folk musician.Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, Thursday 30 March 1989 - Page 17 Felicity in concertThe Catalogue, Issue 72 July 1989 - Page 4 PRODUCT
Stephanie Marrian would work as an actor, appearing as Lady Marie in the Mel Brooks 1981 film, History of the World, Part I,TV Guide - Stephanie Marrian, CreditsThe Hitler FilmographyWorldwide Feature Film and Television Miniseries Portrayals, 1940 Through 2000, By Charles P. Mitchell · 2015 - - Page 91 34. History of the World - Part One (1981) and hosting The Cut Price Comedy Show in 1982.TV Time - Stephanie Marrian, Filmography
Line up Felicity Buirski Clare Russell Stefani MarrianMusic Week, July 9, 1976 - Page 1 Front cover
Discography Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsUK 1977 "Hold On To Love" (number 1 in the Star Breakers chart)
See also Blonde on Blonde (girl group)
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