For many years, Jane McDonald (born on April 4, 1963) was just known for singing
standards and cover versions on the notoriously demanding Northern English club
circuit interspersed with entertaining travelers on cruise ships. There were
plenty others like her with few expectations of making their name on a grander
scale or becoming a major recording artist. But in 1998 at the age of 35, she
was invited to appear in a BBC TV documentary about life aboard a cruise ship
titled The Cruise, which filmed her in action on board the luxury ship Galaxy,
sailing around the Caribbean. The ...