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Connie Fisher

Date of Birth: 1983

Location: Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Connie Fisher (born in 1983) is an actress and singer, who won the BBC One reality show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?

Fisher was delighted to be named Maria: "I feel on top of the world, thanks very much. I won't let you down. Every night will be an opening night. Thanks for making my dreams come true. On November 15, 2006, she opened to good reviews in the part of Maria von Trapp in the Sound of Music in the West End, London on a six-month contract.

Fisher was born in Lisburn and is daughter of a British Army Royal Corps of Signals Major. Fisher lived in Dorset until the age of six, when she moved to a village near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. She attended Hayscastle Junior School, and then went on to Sir Thomas Picton School where she received the nickname 'paperboy'. She speaks Welsh and during the final weeks of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? she recorded several interview pieces for Radio Cymru.

During her teenage years she was a member of Haverfordwest Operatic Society and the National Youth Theatre (1999-2002), where she played Lady of the Lake in the UK Tour of Pendragon, and played the lead role, Morgan Le Fay, when the production toured Japan in 2001. From a young age Fisher was a member of C(r Newyddion Da (English translation - "Good News Choir"), which introduced her to the Eisteddfodic field and encouraged her to perform as a soloist. She competed annually in the Urdd Gobaith Cymru, National and International Eisteddfods. In 2002 Fisher won the Wilbert Lloyd Roberts Scholarship in the National Eisteddfod "Songs from the Shows" competition and the Milford and West Wales Mercury talent competition.

Fisher gained a full scholarship to the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2005 with a First Class BA Hons degree in Musical Theatre, as well as the Gyearbuor Asante prize for the highest score. At Mountview she performed in Annie Get Your Gun, Aamy name is Alice, Jerry¦s Girls and Julie Jordan in Carousel. Fisher has made television appearances on Jane McDonald's Star for a Night when she was sixteen; Owen Money¦s Just Up Your Street, and BBC Children in Need.

Fisher's first professional theatre appearance was at Milford Haven Torch Theatre, Christmas 2005, where she played Princess Samina in Aladdin. She then took the ·1,000 cash prize and the Gower Trophy in the final of the 2006 Welsh Musical Theatre Young Singer of the Year Competition, held at Swansea Grand Theatre.

Before gaining the role of Maria, she worked in media telesales, whilst auditioning for several West End parts v always getting down to the final two[citation needed] but never quite getting the part. Fisher cites Julie Andrews and Ruthie Henshall as her musical theatre role models. She claims to be a bit of a tomboy, and says that as an only child, she is very independent.

Fisher has been with British Army soldier boyfriend Neal Williams (born 1979), who served in Iraq in the 31st signal regiment, for three years. The couple live in a flat in Sydenham, South London. On the weekend of the 19 November 2006 the News of the World alleged that Fisher and lighting technician Leigh Davies from the Sound of Music had been having a relationship

Debut album - Favourite Things
On 9 October, 2006, Fisher released her debut album, Favourite Things which featured the following tracklisting:

'Maybe This Time'
'Natural Woman'
'Dance The Dance'
'Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend'
'No Matter What'
'Shout'
'All The Love I Have'
'All That Jazz (With Helena Blackman and Siobhan Dillon)
'Another Suitcase In Another Hall'
'As Long As He Needs Me'
'The Sound Of Music Suite - Entr'Acte'
'The Sound Of Music Suite - My Favourite Things'
'The Sound Of Music Suite - Something Good'

(Sourced by wikipedia.org & conniefisher.co.uk)