Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Elliman
Elliman on tour with Eric Clapton in San Bernardino, California, August 15, 1975
Background information
Birth name	Yvonne Marianne Elliman
Born	(1951-12-29) December 29, 1951 (age 72) Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, U.S.
Genres	Broadway, disco, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	1969–1980, 2004–present[1]
Labels	Purple Records, RSO Records, Polydor Records, Umgd Records, Umvd Import, Polygram Records, Taragon Records

Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951)^[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US No. 1 hit with "If I Can't Have You". The song also reached No. 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Her cover of Barbara Lewis's "Hello Stranger" went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and "Love Me" was No. 5; at the time she had 3 top 10 singles. After a long hiatus in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she left music to be with her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.