The English pop and disco artist who rose to fame in the 1970s Tina Charles turned 72 on Tuesday.
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.
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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.
After Charles recorded the lead vocals on 5000 Volts' hit 1975 single "I'm On Fire," the song rocketed up the U.K. Singles Chart and reached No. 4, as well as No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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.
Her fifth studio album, Heart 'n' Soul, released in 1977, reaching No. 35 on the U.K. Albums Chart.
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."
As disco's popularity started to decline toward the 1980s, Charles decided to dedicate some time of her life toward her family life and raising her son, Max. Charles started performing and touring again in 2000, with her last album, Feels Like Sunday, releasing in 2008.
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