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She married, and as Eve Boswell became a popular singing star in South Africa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1949, she was heard by bandleader Geraldo (Gerald Bright), who persuaded her to return to the United Kingdom as a singer in his band, which was widely heard on BBC Radio. Boswell parted with Geraldo in 1952, and launched a solo career. Her first hit record came that year with \"Sugar Bush\", partly sung in Afrikaans. She appeared in the Royal Variety Performance and toured widely with comedian Derek Roy, before getting her own radio show in 1954.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer major chart hit came with \"Pickin' a Chicken\", a South African tune with new words, which rose to No 9 on the UK Singles Chart at the start of 1956. Her first LP, Sugar and Spice, on which she sang 10 songs in nine different languages, followed later in the year. A continuous programme of radio work and tours followed, leading to more than one mental breakdown.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe faded from public view as public tastes for pop music changed through the late 1950s and 1960s, eventually returning to live in South Africa.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Eve+Boswell","playStationPath":"/stations/269167344/play","stationId":269167344,"bioPath":"/music/Eve+Boswell/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Perry+Como+The+Fontane+Sisters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b4d/b4d5240016e319f8a2bf84d480774381_md.jpg","artistName":"Perry Como \u0026 The Fontane Sisters","artistId":137972,"station_id":286730866},{"musicPath":"/music/Frankie+Carle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/72f/72f95d807372eb9d80308551caf63ca5_md.jpg","artistName":"Frankie Carle","artistId":119164,"station_id":283254307},{"musicPath":"/music/Kay+Starr","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/97f/97f00c6dd63f69192aa10ff061c21990_md.jpg","artistName":"Kay Starr","artistId":8261,"station_id":113749944},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Fontane+Sisters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9c0/9c0516b6e1a4d3fcd93de9f93fed9a7a_md.jpg","artistName":"The Fontane Sisters","artistId":108637,"station_id":282140305},{"musicPath":"/music/Johnnie+Ray","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c2c/c2c9148aae43b03696b77962864bc717_md.jpg","artistName":"Johnnie Ray","artistId":94567,"station_id":287828041},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmy+Boyd","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5c0/5c04a59380e75d39e4807d78f630b9ab_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmy Boyd","artistId":6736,"station_id":119869361},{"musicPath":"/music/Gogi+Grant","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7de/7de72b0c0387a20cc644cebdb1649910_md.jpg","artistName":"Gogi Grant","artistId":83684,"station_id":269167350},{"musicPath":"/music/Marvin+Rainwater","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d70/d70341be372b71703e8b688e6d276209_md.jpg","artistName":"Marvin Rainwater","artistId":119632,"station_id":283329205},{"musicPath":"/music/Ruby+Murray","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/26d/26d9f5a1aeaec8b16eee2be5a25cefe8_md.jpg","artistName":"Ruby Murray","artistId":117418,"station_id":283168492},{"musicPath":"/music/Louis+Prima+Keely+Smith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9fc/9fc4fe91dff111ef8ac1b39d692fe366_md.jpg","artistName":"Louis Prima \u0026 Keely Smith","artistId":106989,"station_id":281862257},{"musicPath":"/music/Donnie+Brooks","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7ee/7ee03fe1041118bb1c5a9ac7af061535_md.jpg","artistName":"Donnie Brooks","artistId":125445,"station_id":284183494},{"musicPath":"/music/Anne+Shelton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7d1/7d135b368d4f067e071ef2fa752646ce_md.jpg","artistName":"Anne Shelton","artistId":81898,"station_id":268423647},{"musicPath":"/music/Ned+Miller","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0d6/0d6537e44cf042a891b0edddfc9ce68b_md.jpg","artistName":"Ned Miller","artistId":6755,"station_id":113375199},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmy+Clanton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c7/0c7030f1b66cc0a081c8e39b054aca16_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmy Clanton","artistId":118474,"station_id":283253955},{"musicPath":"/music/Dodie+Stevens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/11a/11ab9b79140791c187bf9ecceabedd37_md.jpg","artistName":"Dodie Stevens","artistId":101973,"station_id":279161849},{"musicPath":"/music/Carl+Mann","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/45f/45fee5e9d296d4c24781cab57998aa3a_md.jpg","artistName":"Carl Mann","artistId":110453,"station_id":282142005},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Bond","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/50e/50ed195b8c2dccc43c290b8a611cc9e5_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie Bond","artistId":112317,"station_id":282284162},{"musicPath":"/music/Jane+Froman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e82/e8211f83bb799363b4269c6a22e59410_md.jpg","artistName":"Jane Froman","artistId":119550,"station_id":308009226}]}