Billie Anthony was born Philomena McGeachie Levy in Glasgow, Scotland on the 11th October 1932. She had a good start to break into the world of show business as her godmother was Gracie Fields, although her parents divorced when she was just 18 days old. Her mother Lily was a dancer and the young Philomena spent her childhood around the theatre, hoping for a career as a dancer. In 1946, aged 14, she ran away from home and joined a touring show as one of May Moxon's troupe. She met Peter Elliott and formed a double act with him due to both of their love of dancing, touring theatres as Phil and Peter Elliott The Debonair Dancers. This act was abandoned when Peter was called up for national service in the Royal Air Force. Taking advice from another friend, Tony Brent who had become a successful singer, she decided to take up singing as a solo artist, changing her name to Billie Anthony and after Brent had introduced her to his manager Don Agness, she signed for Columbia records.
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