Charles' most famous song would be her 1976 single "I Love to Love (But my Baby Loves to Dance)," which reached No. 1 on the U.K. charts that year.
She got her career started singing backup and in studio recording sessions in the late '60s. Her first solo single, "Nothing in the World" (1969), featured the then-unknown Elton John on piano. In 1971, Charles performed two covers of "River Deep – Mountain High" by Tina Turner and "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones while appearing on the BBC sketch comedy show The Two Ronnies.
In 1975, Charles collaborated with music producer Biddu to produce "I Love to Love" and "You Set My Heart on Fire" (1976). Biddu also worked with Charles on her other hit single "Dance Little Lady Dance (1976), helping Charles sit for 42 weeks on the U.K. Singles Chart in 1976 alone.
While Charles was able to make it big across Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, she was never able to reach mainstream success in the U.S., save for "You Set My Heart on Fire."
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