Sarah Bright

Broadway star(纽约的戏剧明星) Sarah Brightman was the inspiration behind such stage hits as Phantom(精灵) of the Opera and Requiem(安魂曲), written in her honor by ex-husband(离了婚的丈夫) Andrew Lloyd Webber. Born August 14, 1960, in Berkhampstead, England, She was the eldest of six children. Her ambition（抱负） to be an artist was apparent（明显的） from an early age. Beginning at age three, she took ballet(芭蕾舞) lessons. At age eleven Brightman attended a boarding school for theatre(剧场), an experience she recalled in an interview with the independent as troublesome(讨厌的). Brightman was teased(戏弄) by other students and ran away once, but nevertheless(仍然还) she remained at the school. Later, she auditioned(听) for London’s Royal Ballet but was rejected(不接受).

At sixteen, in 1976, Brightman joined the dance group Pan's People, a staple(主要产物) on the BBC series Top of the Pops. She left a year later to lead Hot Gossip, a mixed dance act who appeared regularly(有规则的) on The Kenny Everett Video Show. The group, whose routines(日常工作) were more provocative(气人的) than those of Pan's People, had a chart-topping disco hit in 1978 with "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", a space-themed track which sold half a million copies and reached number six on the UK charts(乐曲的改编). The group released(放弃) a follow-up single, "Adventures of the Love Crusader", six months later, but it was less successful, failing to chart on the UK's top 50. Brightman, now solo(独唱), released several more disco singles in subsequent(其后的) years under Whisper Records; these included "Not Having That" and a cover of the song "My Boyfriend's Back". None of these, however, were as prominent as "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper".