Maureen Therese McGovern (born July , ) is an American singer and
Broadway actress, well known for her renditions of the songs "The
Morning After" from the film The Poseidon Adventure; "We May Never
Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno in ; and her #
Billboard adult contemporary hit "Different Worlds", the theme song
from the television series Angie.McGovern was born in Youngstown,
Ohio, United States, the daughter of James Terrence McGovern and Mary
Rita (née Welsh). She has Irish ancestry. As a child, McGovern would
listen to her father's singing quartet rehearse in their home. She was
told by her elders that she began singing at the age of three, and
would sometimes sing herself to sleep with things she heard on the
radio. She decided at age eight that she wanted to be a professional
singer. Her influences include Barbra Streisand and Dionne
Warwick.After graduating from Boardman High School in , she worked as
a secretary and performed part-time as a singer for a local folk band
called Sweet Rain. Her singing caught the attention of Russ Regan
(then head of th Century Records) in when he heard a demonstration
she had recorded. At the time, Regan was searching for a singer to
record "The Morning After" (the theme from The Poseidon Adventure) for
release as a record. He hired McGovern sight unseen to record the
song, which resulted in her contracting with th Century Records. After
it won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "The Morning After" scored
well on the popular music charts, reaching # during . It sold over one
million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in August
. Following the success of "The Morning After," she received a Grammy
Award nomination in for 'Best New Artist'.During , she recorded two
movie themes: "We May Never Love Like This Again" from the disaster
film The Towering Inferno, in which she made a short appearance when
she is seen singing the song as the evening's entertainment, and
"Wherever Love Takes Me" from the British disaster film Gold. The
former won an Oscar (though it was only a minor pop hit), and the
latter received an Oscar nomination.
Broadway actress, well known for her renditions of the songs "The
Morning After" from the film The Poseidon Adventure; "We May Never
Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno in ; and her #
Billboard adult contemporary hit "Different Worlds", the theme song
from the television series Angie.McGovern was born in Youngstown,
Ohio, United States, the daughter of James Terrence McGovern and Mary
Rita (née Welsh). She has Irish ancestry. As a child, McGovern would
listen to her father's singing quartet rehearse in their home. She was
told by her elders that she began singing at the age of three, and
would sometimes sing herself to sleep with things she heard on the
radio. She decided at age eight that she wanted to be a professional
singer. Her influences include Barbra Streisand and Dionne
Warwick.After graduating from Boardman High School in , she worked as
a secretary and performed part-time as a singer for a local folk band
called Sweet Rain. Her singing caught the attention of Russ Regan
(then head of th Century Records) in when he heard a demonstration
she had recorded. At the time, Regan was searching for a singer to
record "The Morning After" (the theme from The Poseidon Adventure) for
release as a record. He hired McGovern sight unseen to record the
song, which resulted in her contracting with th Century Records. After
it won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "The Morning After" scored
well on the popular music charts, reaching # during . It sold over one
million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in August
. Following the success of "The Morning After," she received a Grammy
Award nomination in for 'Best New Artist'.During , she recorded two
movie themes: "We May Never Love Like This Again" from the disaster
film The Towering Inferno, in which she made a short appearance when
she is seen singing the song as the evening's entertainment, and
"Wherever Love Takes Me" from the British disaster film Gold. The
former won an Oscar (though it was only a minor pop hit), and the
latter received an Oscar nomination.
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