Julia Fordham (born August 10, 1962, Portsmouth, England) is a singer-songwriter based in California. Her professional career started in the early 1980s, under the name "Jules Fordham", as a backing singer for the likes of Mari Wilson and Kim Wilde. In 1988, she released her first album on Circa Records, Julia Fordham. The album, which contained the memorable UK top 40 single ?Happy Ever After?, introduced her as a singer with considerable vocal range, and her deeply emotional lyrics endeared her to a small, committed audience. Licensed to Virgin Records America, the album was a minor hit and paved the way for the success of 1989's Porcelain. The single, "Manhattan Skyline", was an adult contemporary radio and VH-1 hit. Ms. Fordham has had chart success since that time, and she continued to record throughout the 1990s. Three subsequent albums: 1991's Swept which featured the UK Top 20 single Love Moves In Mys