"Starmaker" comes from the season 1 episodes "The Strike " and "A Special Place" where it was performed by The Kids From Fame.
Songwriters
The song was written by Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager in 1974.
Bruce is an American singer, songwriter. He has released 3 solo albums and He has written songs for the likes of Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, Laura Branigan, Barbra Streisand, Jeffrey Osborne and Bette Midler, to name just a few.
Carole is an American singer songwriter. She has released 3 solo albums and He has written songs for the likes of Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Neil Sedaka, Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, Leann Rimes to name just a few.
Written in 1974 the song was originally recorded by Bruce on his 1977Self titledAlbum and was also released as a single that same year.
Performances
Cover Versions
Over the years Starmaker has been covered many times including: Paul Anka in 1978, Judy Collins in 1979, Lindsay Shawn and Maxdown in 2014 and a Swedish Version titled "Vår Fader" by Nils Börge Gårdh in 1982.