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Starmaker (song)
1977 song by Bruce Roberts
Starmaker (song)
"Starmaker" is a song written by Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager for Roberts' self-titled album in 1977. It was later popularized in 1982 as the second single by the Kids from "Fame", the recording group of the Fame TV series based on the 1980 film of the same name. Whilst "Starmaker" was released in the US in March 1982, it was not released in the UK until September 1982. It entered the UK charts at number 38, then stayed on the charts for 10 weeks peaking at number 3, the highest charting of The Kids from "Fame"'s singles. In 1983 the song reached fifth place in the Dutch chart, with nine weeks in total. In the United States, WIFI AM Philadelphia deemed it a Playlist Top Add-on. According to Radio Times, the scene has added poignancy due to the fact that actor Michael Thoma was nearing the end of his battle against cancer. The cast performed the song at the 21 October 1982 episode of Top of the Pops, and included it as the fifth track in their The Kids from Fame Live! concert and...
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