13 Facts About Julie Grant

Julie Grant was born on 12 July 1946 and is an English pop music singer, who was mainly active during the 1960s.

Julie Grant recorded a cover version of "Every Day I Have to Cry".

Julie Grant was born Vivien Foreman in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

Julie Grant's prize was the opportunity to perform a concert with a local orchestra, who invited Grant to sing with them regularly for a couple of years.

Julie Grant subsequently lived with her family for brief periods in Johannesburg and Victoria Falls, then returned with them to England.

At age 15 Julie Grant was discovered by Frankie Vaughan and signed by Vaughan's agent Eric Easton who arranged for Julie Grant to audition for Pye Records.

The debut single by Julie Grant, "Somebody Tell Him", was released in March 1962 and was the first of fifteen singles all produced by Tony Hatch the fourth of which, a cover of The Drifters' US hit, "Up on the Roof", gave Grant her chart debut.

Julie Grant's profile was maintained by her follow-up single, the March 1963 release "Count on Me", which became her best chart placing in the UK at No 24.

In 1967, Julie Grant's manager suggested that she join the Zaras, a Spanish-based lounge act who, prior to Julie Grant's recruitment, comprised the Zaratiegui family: four brothers and two sisters from Tafalla.

Until 1975 Julie Grant performed as female lead for the Zaras throughout the Caribbean, Canada, and the US, playing casinos, resorts and cruise ships.

In 1994, Julie Grant retired from performing to work as a booking agent and she, and her husband, are still running their own talent agency.

Julie Grant, who was featured on recordings by the Zaras, recorded in 1985 for Estate Records, a label headed by Paul Leka.

In 2010, Julie Grant self-released a live album that had been recorded at the Hilton Hotel in Springfield, Virginia, in 1978.