Julie Rogers, born Julia Rolls on 6 April 1943 in Bermondsey, London, England, began her artistic journey with piano lessons before working as a dancer in Spain, a secretary in Britain, and a stewardess on a Union‑Castle Line ship; she later joined the Teddy Foster Orchestra and toured the United Kingdom and America. In 1964, Johnny Franz signed her to Philips Records and released her debut single "It's Magic", followed by the multi‑million selling hit "The Wedding" that reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, Number 1 in Australia, and number 10 in the United States, topping the US Adult Contemporary chart that January. Her subsequent releases in 1965, "Like a Child" and "Hawaiian Wedding Song", entered the UK Top 40. Rogers’ discography expanded with albums such as Julie Rogers (1964), The Sound of Julie (1965), Contrasts (1966), Songs of Inspiration (1967), and Once More with Feeling (1970); she continued to record into the 1970s and issued a 2003 album Sing Another Song.
