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Linda Lewis (born Linda Ann Fredericks, 27 September 1950, West Ham, London) is an English vocalist, a songwriter and guitar player, renowned for her vocals. Linda is the older sister of Shirley Lewis (singer, and background vocalist, notably for Elton John), and Dee Lewis (singer, known for the song "Best Of My Love").
Lewis is the oldest of six children. From an early age, Lewis showed promise in acting and singing; so much so that her mother decided to send her to a local stage school when she was only three years old. Over the next few years, Lewis was regularly cast in non-speaking TV and film roles: appearing in the 1961 film, A Taste of Honey, and in the role of a screaming fan in the first Beatles' movie (1964) A Hard Day's Night.
Acting, however, was never her first ambition. Possessing a five-octave vocal range, Lewis built her reputation as a singer instead, joining the British group Ferris Wheel in 1967. When the group disbanded in 1970, she went on to pursue a solo career.