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Julie Grant, born Vivien Foreman on July 12, 1946, in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, began her journey in music at a young age. At 16 months old, her family relocated to Cape Town, where she won a local talent contest at the age of four, leading to regular performances with a local orchestra. Grant's family later moved briefly to Johannesburg and Victoria Falls before returning to England, where she lived in London and attended the Italia Conte music conservatory. At the age of nine, she made her stage debut at the Drury Lane Theatre in "The King and I" as one of the Siamese children. After moving to Leeds, Grant trained in dance and opera, performing with a local orchestra on weekends. In 1960, she won a talent contest at Brighton’s Butlin’s holiday camp, defeating future star Helen Shapiro. She began singing semi-professionally in working men’s clubs in Leeds. With the help of her father’s accountant, who was associated with star Frankie Vaughan, she secured an audition with a London manager and adopted the stage name Julie Grant. Grant quickly signed with Pye Records, releasing her debut single "Somebody Tell Him" in April 1962, which unfortunately did not sell well. Her subsequent singles, "So Many Ways" and "When You’re Smiling," also failed to achieve commercial success. Frustrated, Pye Records turned to the songwriting talents of Gerry Goffin and Car

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