Results: Still Singing After All These Years
This one's for the women who once entertained us, and are still making music!
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Melissa Manchester has been putting out music for 55 years. Although her popularity in the 70s and 80s can't be matched, she is still performing in concerts, and released her last album in 2024, which was a revisit to some of her best songs. She's been active in theatre and television, but music remains her first love. Were you a fan of her in the 70s and 80s?
Yes
21%
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316 votes
Liked some of her music
30%
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456 votes
No
19%
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289 votes
Am not familiar with her
29%
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439 votes
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Her list of songs play out like the soundtrack to my twenties and thirties. I was a big fan, and my favourite of her songs was the "Through The Eyes Of Love", which was my first dance at my wedding. Did you know any of these facts about Melissa Manchester?
In 1980, she became the first artist in Academy Awards history to have two movie themes nominated in the same year -- "Through The Eyes Of Love" from Ice Castles and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from The Promise. She performed both songs live at the ceremony.
10%
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157 votes
As a teenager, she attended New York University. She was one of only nine students accepted out of over 100 applicants to take a songwriting class taught by Paul Simon.
7%
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108 votes
Before her solo career, she was discovered by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow. She joined Midler as a founding member of her famous backup group, The Harlettes
7%
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105 votes
She co-wrote the 1978 smash duet "Whenever I Call You Friend" with Kenny Loggins. It became a massive hit for Loggins and Stevie Nicks.
7%
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109 votes
None
48%
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714 votes
Not at all familiar with her
31%
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472 votes
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