Background
She was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Her father was a landscape gardener, her mother an amateur singer.
She was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Her father was a landscape gardener, her mother an amateur singer.
She had two sisters, both older. She left school at age 15 (common in the United Kingdom in those days). 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 British Broadcasting Corporation 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 #19 in the United Kingdom Singles Chart. In 1957 she participated in the United Kingdom 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.