Yvonne Elliman's breakout single If I Can't Have You replaced the Bee Gees Night Fever at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 May 13, 1978. Elliman rose to fame when she joined the traveling cast of Jesus Christ Superstar, written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber, as Mary Magdalene. Her performance in the film version garnered her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
Born in Honolulu, Hawai'i Territory, December 29, 1951 of Chinese, Japanese, and Irish descent, Elliman had her first Billboard Hot 100 with I Don't Know How to Love Him from Jesus Christ Superstar in 1971.
She recorded If I Can't Have You, written by the Bee Gees in 1977. It became a #1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The album won a Grammy for Album of the Year in1978, making Elliman the first Japanese-American to win a Grammy.
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