![]() ![]() Her singing success saw the character land a record deal (as a talent scout just happened to be in the nightclub). When the regular singing act didn’t turn up one night to a Birmingham nightclub motel waitress Marilyn Gates, who happened to be on a night out with some of the Crossroads Motel staff, stepped in as a singer with the song “ Where Will You Be”. Sue Nicholls, Where Will You Be? / Everyday Tony Hatch and Sue Nicholls record ‘Everyday’ Let’s take a look through the motel music from chart success to album releases and even tribute songs to Crossroads… (Some of the Corrie ladies had released singles before 1968, however they were not in the slightest pop). Short-lived her music career may have been, but she was the first female to be a hit in the pop charts with a ‘pop song’ thanks to a television serial. The first ‘Jason’ was actor Chris Sanford who became a ‘pop-star’ within Coronation Street in 1963 – and went on to have chart success outside of the serial too. Sue departed the motel in 1968 to become a pop-star making her the ‘original Kylie’. ![]() However the Brit sagas have had their fair share of pop records too and for Crossroads, it all started with Sue Nicholls Soapstar to popstar really took off in the late 1980s thanks to Reg Watson’s other hit serial Neighbours and Kylie and Jason.
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