![]() ![]() ![]() In the film, historically important for its footage both of the bathhouse and of Olivor herself, Olivor sings an early version of "Pretty Girl". Ĭredited as "Janie Olivor, stage performer", an early performance is captured in the 1975 film Saturday Night at the Baths, an independent film shot at the Continental Baths where, among others, Bette Midler got her start. Early in her career she performed on several occasions as a guest artist on the BBC "jazz ship", the SS Rotterdam, sailing out of New York. She became known, notably among the gay community, for her interpretations of songs such as " Some Enchanted Evening" from the Broadway musical South Pacific and " Come Softly to Me", by The Fleetwoods. ![]() In her early days as a performer, Olivor played such venues as Brothers & Sisters and The Ballroom. Olivor was born as Linda Cohen in Brooklyn, New York and reportedly grew up with a background in folk music, although her particular influences, she has said, were Johnny Mathis and Gene Pitney the latter appeared on her 2000 album, Love Decides. Since 2009, she has been retired from the public eye. ![]() She released five more albums from 1995 through 2004. After releasing five albums from the late 1970s through the early 1980s, her stage fright, anxiety over her rapid success, and her husband's illness and death caused her to take a 10-year hiatus. Jane Olivor (born May 18, 1947) is an American singer. ![]()
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