Maureen McGovern
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Maureen McGovern

Maureen McGovern came to attention in 1972 when she was cast in the Broadway musical "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Her version of "Moon River" from that...

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Maureen McGovern, from disaster film anthem to standards

The singer who gave us 'The Morning After' built a career on interpreting songs with clarity and warmth.

For a quick sense of her, listen to 'The Morning After' for that clear, hopeful voice, then something like 'Ordinary Miracles' to hear how she settled into a more reflective, intimate style later on.

She's the voice behind 'The Morning After,' the Oscar-winning theme from The Poseidon Adventure that became a number one hit in 1973. That song opened doors, but her catalog shows a singer who kept exploring material, from Broadway to standards like 'How Do You Keep the Music Playing?' She never chased trends, just found good songs and sang them plainly.

She came up through a Broadway workshop for Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1972, where her take on 'Moon River' got her a record deal. The film theme hit came next, and she's spent decades since working in theater, concerts, and recordings, often focusing on the Great American Songbook.

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Maureen McGovern came to attention in 1972 when she was cast in the Broadway musical "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Her version of "Moon River" from that production led to a recording contract. The following year, she released "The Morning After," a song written for the disaster film "The Poseidon Adventure." It became a number one hit and won an Academy Award.

McGovern was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Early on, she was influenced by singers like Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand.

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