Lyn Paul
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Lyn Paul is an English pop singer and actress. She came to fame as a member of the international chart-topping pop group The New Seekers
in the early 1970s. She has more recently found success and critical acclaim starring in the long running West End
musical, Blood Brothers.
in 1960 which led her to appear in the very first episode. In the early 1960s she changed her name to Tanzy Paul and began a solo career as a pop singer. She went on to lead her own teenage girl band the Crys-Do-Lyns, touring all over the continent in the 1960s, before joining the Manchester group the Nocturnes along with Eve Graham
, who subsequently left to join the New Seekers.
entry, "Beg, Steal or Borrow
" in which they came second. She was also lead vocalist on the 1974 No.1 hit "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
" and the No.5 single, "I Get A Little Sentimental Over You". Among the group's other works, they recorded the song "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
", adapted from an advertising jingle for Coca-Cola
, which sold over 20 million copies alone and still remains one of the 100 best-selling singles in the UK. They had many other hits and headlined at the London Palladium
and Royal Albert Hall
. The band were also invited to perform at President Richard Nixon
's inauguration
ball.
, Paul performed as a solo
artist
for many years and became a television personality, appearing on many television programmes including: Emergency Ward 10
, Skyport, Give Us a Clue
, Celebrity Squares, 3-2-1 as well as countless variety programmes. Her first solo single, was the Golden Globe nominated Sail the Summer Winds, a John Barry
and Don Black composition; and was the theme to the first film produced
by Gregory Peck
, 1974's The Dove
. She had a UK Top 40 hit
in 1975 with a song that was originally recorded at the same sessions as I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
The track was used as the jingle for Coca Cola in the summer of 1975; and subsequently recorded as a single by Paul with backing vocals from ex-New Seekers singer Peter Doyle
and released as It Oughta Sell a Million.
During her solo career, she has worked with Andy Williams
, Jack Jones
, Dionne Warwick
and Liza Minnelli
, and has won various accolades including the Carl-Alan Award several times. Her other Polydor singles include "Who's Sorry Now", "Love", "Here Comes That Wonderful Feeling" and "Mama Don't Wait for Me". She also released her first solo album Give Me Love in 1975. In 1977, Paul sang "If Everybody Loved the Same as You" in the Song for Europe UK selection, coming fourth. She went on to record "I Don't Believe You Ever Loved Me", a cover
of the Doobie Brothers' "Echoes of Love" and a 1980s power-ballad "Make the Night". She released a single "Hold Me" under the name of Future Primitive
with her brother
Paul (whose name she took as her stage surname) in 1984. She also headlined at many cabaret
clubs including: The Cockney Cabaret, the Talk of London, and the Café Royal
.
In 2006, she released an album titled Late Night. It contained her versions of some of her favourite songs, including "Crying", "I Only Have Eyes for You
", "Dance With My Father
" and "Late Night Grande Hotel
". In addition, it also contained two new tracks written for her, "Dance With Desire" and "Clouds".
In 2009, Paul performed in a show called 'The Sound of The New Seekers'.
and occasionally on the National Tour, up to and including 2010.
Paul starred in the show during its 10th anniversary celebrations and was also invited to play the role in Liverpool, 2008, when the city was given the title as the European Capital of Culture
. Paul has received enormous personal and critical success in the show and in 2008 was voted the "undisputed Mrs J. of all time" by a Blood Brothers fansite.
Paul starred in the West End stage production of the Boy George
musical
Taboo
, playing Josie James, a part rumoured to be specifically written for her in which she performed two of the show's stand out numbers "Talk Amongst Yourselves" and "Independent Woman". Her successes within the show led her to be invited to perform as the special guest at the Culture Club
's 20th anniversary concert at The Royal Albert Hall.
Paul joined the cast of Footloose – the Musical!
in the West End 2007 National Tour company in the role of Vi Moore. After the six-month tour, the cast re-opened the show at the Playhouse Theatre
, London on 17 August 2007.
In 2003, Paul performed in a new workshop musical called The Biz!, playing the part of Amanda Power, a theatrical diva
. The following year she performed in another new workshop musical written by Yusaf Islam
, entitled Moonshadow. Paul has also played many principal roles in traditional pantomimes, her most recent being the title role in Dick Whittington and His Cat
in the Theatre Royal Windsor's annual production performed during the 2001 Christmas season.
Paul has also turned to television acting, appearing as a semi-regular character in ITV's Emmerdale
, Freda Danby. She has also appeared in episodes of Doctors
and In Deep on BBC TV. She was seen on British TV screens in December 2006 in the BBC's Holby City
. As well as these acting roles, most recently she has appeared on Songs of Praise
as a performer and The Weakest Link
as a contestant.
In the summer of 2011 Lyn embarks on a nationwide tour of a new musical Rhinestone Mondays starring alongside Faye Tozer
, Ian Watkins
and Shaun Williamson
. She plays the role of Sophie. The show is described as a brand new romantic comedy by Joe Graham it is fuelled and fired by a classic country soundtrack of practically every great country hit we already know and love.
Rod Stewart
. In 1980 Paul had a short lived marriage to notorious Liverpool
night club owner Vincent McCaffrey.
She is now married to Alan Young, with whom she has a son, Ryan. Between 2006 and February 2007 they ran a pub
, The Beehive, in Englefield Green
, Surrey
.
Paul's sister is the West End
actress and choreographer Nikki Belsher, with whom she performed alongside in Footloose – the Musical!
.
Paul is a keen supporter of the Alzheimer's Society
after losing her mother to the disease in 2010. In 2011 Paul produced a naked calendar in aid of the charity, alongside her fellow female Blood Brothers cast members, including X Factor
star Niki Evans
. The calendar has the full support of producer and director of the show Bill Kenwright
and also playwright Willy Russell and is available to buy at the Phoenix Theatre (London)
and the various touring venue's of the show.
The New Seekers
The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. The idea was that the New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences...
in the early 1970s. She has more recently found success and critical acclaim starring in the long running West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
musical, Blood Brothers.
Early years
Paul began her career in show business as a child actress with a small part in the television drama Coronation StreetCoronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
in 1960 which led her to appear in the very first episode. In the early 1960s she changed her name to Tanzy Paul and began a solo career as a pop singer. She went on to lead her own teenage girl band the Crys-Do-Lyns, touring all over the continent in the 1960s, before joining the Manchester group the Nocturnes along with Eve Graham
Eve Graham
Eve Graham is a Scottish singer, who found fame in the early 1970s with the pop group, The New Seekers.-Biography:...
, who subsequently left to join the New Seekers.
The New Seekers
When Sally Graham left The New Seekers, Eve Graham recommended Paul as a replacement. Eve Graham sang lead on most of their earlier hits, but Paul was gradually entrusted with a lot of the lead parts. She was the featured vocalist on their 1972 Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
entry, "Beg, Steal or Borrow
Beg, Steal or Borrow
"Beg, Steal or Borrow" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in English by The New Seekers.The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. In the night of the contest, the song was directed by David Mackay.The song is directed to a...
" in which they came second. She was also lead vocalist on the 1974 No.1 hit "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
"You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me is a 1973 single by The New Seekers. Written by Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens, arranged by Gerry Shury and produced by Tommy Oliver....
" and the No.5 single, "I Get A Little Sentimental Over You". Among the group's other works, they recorded the song "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing " is a popular song which originated as a jingle in the groundbreaking 1971 "Hilltop" television commercial for Coca-Cola. The song, produced by Billy Davis and performed by The New Seekers, portrayed a positive message of hope and love sung by a multicultural...
", adapted from an advertising jingle for Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, which sold over 20 million copies alone and still remains one of the 100 best-selling singles in the UK. They had many other hits and headlined at the London Palladium
London Palladium
The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety...
and Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
. The band were also invited to perform at President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
's inauguration
Inauguration
An inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. An example is the ceremony in which the President of the United States officially takes the oath of office....
ball.
Solo career
In 1974, after she left the groupBand (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, Paul performed as a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
for many years and became a television personality, appearing on many television programmes including: Emergency Ward 10
Emergency Ward 10
Emergency – Ward 10 is a British television series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like The Grove Family, a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, Emergency – Ward 10 is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas.-Overview:The series was made by the ITV...
, Skyport, Give Us a Clue
Give Us A Clue
Give Us a Clue is a British televised game show version of charades which was broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1992. The original host was Michael Aspel from 1979 to 1983, followed by Michael Parkinson from 1984 to 1992. The show featured two teams, one captained by Lionel Blair and the other by Una...
, Celebrity Squares, 3-2-1 as well as countless variety programmes. Her first solo single, was the Golden Globe nominated Sail the Summer Winds, a John Barry
John Barry (composer)
John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987...
and Don Black composition; and was the theme to the first film produced
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
by Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck was an American actor.One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an...
, 1974's The Dove
The Dove (1974 film)
The Dove is a 1974 American biographical film directed by Charles Jarrott. The picture was produced by Gregory Peck, the third and last feature film he would produce....
. She had a UK Top 40 hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
in 1975 with a song that was originally recorded at the same sessions as I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing " is a popular song which originated as a jingle in the groundbreaking 1971 "Hilltop" television commercial for Coca-Cola. The song, produced by Billy Davis and performed by The New Seekers, portrayed a positive message of hope and love sung by a multicultural...
The track was used as the jingle for Coca Cola in the summer of 1975; and subsequently recorded as a single by Paul with backing vocals from ex-New Seekers singer Peter Doyle
Peter Doyle
Peter Doyle is an American voice actor who is well known for his role in Eureka Seven as Dominic Sorel. Doyle has also provided voices in shows such as Rurouni Kenshin.-Anime Roles:*Bleach - Cain, Shinji *Blue Dragon - Conrad...
and released as It Oughta Sell a Million.
During her solo career, she has worked with Andy Williams
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
, Jack Jones
Jack Jones (singer)
John Allan "Jack" Jones is an American jazz and pop singer. He was one of the most popular vocalists of the 1960s.-Overview:...
, Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
and Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
, and has won various accolades including the Carl-Alan Award several times. Her other Polydor singles include "Who's Sorry Now", "Love", "Here Comes That Wonderful Feeling" and "Mama Don't Wait for Me". She also released her first solo album Give Me Love in 1975. In 1977, Paul sang "If Everybody Loved the Same as You" in the Song for Europe UK selection, coming fourth. She went on to record "I Don't Believe You Ever Loved Me", a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Doobie Brothers' "Echoes of Love" and a 1980s power-ballad "Make the Night". She released a single "Hold Me" under the name of Future Primitive
Future Primitive
Future Primitive may refer to:* Future Primitive , from Southern California* Future Primitive and Other Essays, a collection of essays by anarchist John Zerzan...
with her brother
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
Paul (whose name she took as her stage surname) in 1984. She also headlined at many cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
clubs including: The Cockney Cabaret, the Talk of London, and the Café Royal
Café Royal
The Café Royal was a restaurant and meeting place on 68 Regent Street in London's Piccadilly.-History:The establishment was originally conceived and set up in 1865 by Daniel Nicholas Thévenon, who was a French wine merchant. He had to flee France due to bankruptcy, arriving in Britain in 1863 with...
.
In 2006, she released an album titled Late Night. It contained her versions of some of her favourite songs, including "Crying", "I Only Have Eyes for You
I Only Have Eyes for You
"I Only Have Eyes for You" is a popular song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written in 1934 for the film Dames where it was introduced by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler....
", "Dance With My Father
Dance with My Father
-Production:*Executive Producer: Luther Vandross*Producers: Luther Vandross, Nat Adderley Jr., Shep Crawford, Marcus Miller*Re-mix Producers: Eddie F., Kay Gee, Darren Lighty*Engineers: Ray Bardani, Paul J...
" and "Late Night Grande Hotel
Late Night Grande Hotel
Late Night Grande Hotel is an album by Nanci Griffith released in September 1991 on MCA. It was produced by Peter Van Hooke and Rod Argent, with a slightly more pop-orientated sound than previous albums...
". In addition, it also contained two new tracks written for her, "Dance With Desire" and "Clouds".
In 2009, Paul performed in a show called 'The Sound of The New Seekers'.
Musical theatre and acting
Paul found success, when she starred in the musical Blood Brothers, in the matriarchal lead role of Mrs. Johnstone. It was a part she debuted in 1997, and played regularly in the West EndWest End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
and occasionally on the National Tour, up to and including 2010.
Paul starred in the show during its 10th anniversary celebrations and was also invited to play the role in Liverpool, 2008, when the city was given the title as the European Capital of Culture
European Capital of Culture
The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by theEuropean Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension....
. Paul has received enormous personal and critical success in the show and in 2008 was voted the "undisputed Mrs J. of all time" by a Blood Brothers fansite.
Paul starred in the West End stage production of the Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
Taboo
Taboo (musical)
Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies , lyrics by Boy George, and music by George and Kevan Frost....
, playing Josie James, a part rumoured to be specifically written for her in which she performed two of the show's stand out numbers "Talk Amongst Yourselves" and "Independent Woman". Her successes within the show led her to be invited to perform as the special guest at the Culture Club
Culture Club
Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
's 20th anniversary concert at The Royal Albert Hall.
Paul joined the cast of Footloose – the Musical!
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
in the West End 2007 National Tour company in the role of Vi Moore. After the six-month tour, the cast re-opened the show at the Playhouse Theatre
Playhouse Theatre
The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery...
, London on 17 August 2007.
In 2003, Paul performed in a new workshop musical called The Biz!, playing the part of Amanda Power, a theatrical diva
Diva
A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
. The following year she performed in another new workshop musical written by Yusaf Islam
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
, entitled Moonshadow. Paul has also played many principal roles in traditional pantomimes, her most recent being the title role in Dick Whittington and His Cat
Dick Whittington and His Cat
Dick Whittington and His Cat is an English folk tale that has often been used as the basis for stage pantomimes and other adaptations. It tells of a poor boy in the 14th century who becomes a wealthy merchant and eventually the Lord Mayor of London because of the ratting abilities of his cat...
in the Theatre Royal Windsor's annual production performed during the 2001 Christmas season.
Paul has also turned to television acting, appearing as a semi-regular character in ITV's Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
, Freda Danby. She has also appeared in episodes of Doctors
Doctors (BBC Soap Opera)
Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on...
and In Deep on BBC TV. She was seen on British TV screens in December 2006 in the BBC's Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
. As well as these acting roles, most recently she has appeared on Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional Christian hymns. It is a widely watched and long-running religious television programme, one of the few peak-time free-to-air religious programmes in Europe Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional...
as a performer and The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
as a contestant.
In the summer of 2011 Lyn embarks on a nationwide tour of a new musical Rhinestone Mondays starring alongside Faye Tozer
Faye Tozer
Faye Louise Tozer is an English singer, songwriter and actress; famous for being a member of pop group Steps.-Music:Steps were a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001...
, Ian Watkins
Ian Watkins
Ian Watkins may refer to:* Ian "H" Watkins , member of Steps* Ian Watkins , lead singer of Lostprophets* Ian Watkins , English radio presenter...
and Shaun Williamson
Shaun Williamson
Shaun Williamson is an English actor, singer, media personality and occasional presenter, best known for his former role as Barry Evans in soap opera EastEnders and as a version of himself in BBC sitcom Extras.- Career :...
. She plays the role of Sophie. The show is described as a brand new romantic comedy by Joe Graham it is fuelled and fired by a classic country soundtrack of practically every great country hit we already know and love.
Personal life
During the 1970s Paul dated pop starPop Star
"Pop Star" is a 2005 single from Japanese singer Ken Hirai. The single went on to top the 2005 Oricon Charts and is known for its remarkable music video, featuring Ken in seven different personas, including a raccoon and his own manager. The Video also helped Ken break into the US and Canadian...
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
. In 1980 Paul had a short lived marriage to notorious Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
night club owner Vincent McCaffrey.
She is now married to Alan Young, with whom she has a son, Ryan. Between 2006 and February 2007 they ran a pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
, The Beehive, in Englefield Green
Englefield Green
Englefield Green is a large village in northern Surrey, England. It is home to Royal Holloway, University of London, the south eastern corner of Windsor Great Park and close to the towns of Egham, Windsor, Staines and Virginia Water...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
Paul's sister is the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
actress and choreographer Nikki Belsher, with whom she performed alongside in Footloose – the Musical!
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
.
Paul is a keen supporter of the Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer’s Society is a United Kingdom care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.It is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
after losing her mother to the disease in 2010. In 2011 Paul produced a naked calendar in aid of the charity, alongside her fellow female Blood Brothers cast members, including X Factor
X Factor
X factor may refer to:* X-Factor , a 1986 American Marvel Comics comic book series, a spin off of the X-Men franchise* X-Factor , a 2001 professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation...
star Niki Evans
Niki Evans
Niki Evans is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her appearance in the fourth UK series of the popular television talent show The X Factor in 2007. She is currently appearing as Mrs. Johnstone in the current UK national tour of Blood Brothers.-Pre X Factor:Niki Evans has sung...
. The calendar has the full support of producer and director of the show Bill Kenwright
Bill Kenwright
Bill Kenwright CBE is a leading West End theatre producer and film producer.He is also the Chairman of Everton Football Club, an English professional football club from the city of Liverpool....
and also playwright Willy Russell and is available to buy at the Phoenix Theatre (London)
Phoenix Theatre (London)
The Phoenix Theatre is a West End theatre in the London Borough of Camden, located on Charing Cross Road . The entrance is in Phoenix Street....
and the various touring venue's of the show.
Theatre and filmography (2000–present)
| Year | Show | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rhinestone Mondays | Sophie | UK Tour | |
| 2010 | Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... - 50 Years, 50 Moments |
Herself | ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK... |
|
| 2010 | Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... - The Historic First Episode |
Girl (Uncredited) | ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK... |
First episode to celebrate 50th Anniversary |
| 2010 | Daybreak Daybreak -Albums:*Daybreak *Daybreak *Daybreak *Daybreak, an album by Paul Hardcastle*Daybreak, an album by Mezzoforte*Daybreak -Songs:... |
Herself | ITV ITV ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK... |
|
| 1997–2010 | Blood Brothers | Mrs Johnstone | Phoenix Theatre Phoenix Theatre Phoenix Theatre may refer to:*Phoenix Arts Centre, former name was Phoenix Theatre in Leicester, UK*Phoenix Theatre , a West End theatre*Phoenix Theatre , a professional alternative theatre*Phoenix Theatre , a regional theatre... |
|
| 2009 | The Hour | Herself | STV | |
| 2009 | The Sound Of The New Seekers | Performer | ||
| 2007 | Footloose – The Musical Footloose (musical) Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:... |
Vi Moore | Playhouse Theatre Playhouse Theatre The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery... |
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| 2007 | Country Gals | Performer | DVD | |
| 2006 | Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999... |
Anita Powell | BBC | |
| 2005 | Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver... and Friends, Legends in Concert |
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| 2005 | Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.... /Various Artists |
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| 2005 | Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"... Rock'n'Roll Legends |
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| 2004 | Moonshadow Moonshadow Moonshadow or Moon Shadow may refer to:* "Moon Shadow" , a song by Cat Stevens* "Moon Shadow", a song by English folk singer Kate Rusby from her 2005 album The Girl Who Couldn't Fly... |
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| 2004 | The Weakest Link The Weakest Link The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment... |
Contestant | BBC | |
| 2003 | Taboo Taboo (musical) Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies , lyrics by Boy George, and music by George and Kevan Frost.... Original London Production |
Josie James | The Venue The Venue The Venue may refer to any of various places including:* The Venue , former nightclub and cinema in Liverpool* The Venue , now the Leicester Square Theatre... |
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| 2003 | The Biz! | Amanda Power | Thameside Theatre | |
| 2003, 2005 | Emmerdale Emmerdale Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972... |
Freda Danby | ITV | |
| 2002 | Taboo Taboo (musical) Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies , lyrics by Boy George, and music by George and Kevan Frost.... |
Josie James | The Venue The Venue The Venue may refer to any of various places including:* The Venue , former nightclub and cinema in Liverpool* The Venue , now the Leicester Square Theatre... |
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| 2002 | In Deep | Amanda | BBC | |
| 2001 | When You Wish | Performer | ||
| 2001 | Dick Whittington | Dick Whittington | Theatre Royal Windsor | |
| 2001 | Doctors | Pam Howard | BBC | |
| 2001 | Songs of Praise Songs of Praise Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional Christian hymns. It is a widely watched and long-running religious television programme, one of the few peak-time free-to-air religious programmes in Europe Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional... |
Performer | BBC | Remembrance day Special |