Yvonne Elliman

USA, 1969–now

Singer born in Honolulu in 1951, discovered in London and cast as Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar — the 1970 album, the Broadway run and the 1973 film — which made a hit of 'I Don't Know How to Love Him'. She sang in Eric Clapton's touring band in the mid-1970s, and the Bee Gees-written 'If I Can't Have You', from Saturday Night Fever, took her to number one in the United States in 1978.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Yvonne Elliman and 0 artists Yvonne Elliman influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Yvonne Elliman?

• Grace Slick — Elliman modelled her singing on Grace Slick as a teenager in Hawaii, copying her voice down to its hard, rapid vibrato.