Abigail "Abi" Finley (born 10 September 1982) is an actress and musical theatre performer from Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England,[1] the daughter of a prominent local Jewish performer.[2]
Finley has notably played Fiona in Blondel at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington London and Serena in Fame on a UK national tour. Since landing these leading roles, Finley has been highly praised for her singing voice and acting skills.[3][4] Finley first came to national attention for her appearance on the BBC Reality TV programme How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? in 2006, where she was known as Tomboy Maria. This was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian to find someone to play Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music. She appeared on the show with her best friend from college, Aoife Mulholland, and reached the semi-final of the BBC competition; but in a twist of fate she lost out to Mulholland in the sing-off, singing "Any Dream Will Do".[5]
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Abigail "Abi" Finley (born 10 September 1982) is an actress and musical theatre performer from Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England, the daughter of...
World War musical concept recording that also starred Ramin Karimloo and AbiFinley.[citation needed] After appearing on I'd do Anything Lark's next major...
(2006) Connie Fisher Helena Blackman Siobhan Dillon Aoife Mulholland AbiFinley Any Dream Will Do (2007) Lee Mead Keith Jack Ben James-Ellis Daniel Boys...
Problem Like Maria? (HDYSAPLM). Appearing on the show with her best friend, AbiFinley, Mulholland reached the semi-final, but lost out to Siobhan Dillon in...
London. In 2006, he played the evil Leopold alongside "Tomboy Maria" AbiFinley in Tim Rice's Blondel at the Pleasance, Islington. He also found time...
He went on to play 'JJ Brown' in The Unsinkable Molly Brown alongside AbiFinley in London in 2009. Although a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he also...
proof-of-concept". Finextra (News). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016. Finley, Klint. "Someone Just Stole $50 Million from the Biggest Crowdfunded Project...
African organizations to help mobilize the African Boreholes Initiative (ABI). ABI is a social enterprise built around the need to provide clean water to...
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From 1937 to 1938, John Huston Finley served as opinion editor; in a prearranged plan, Charles Merz succeeded Finley. Merz served in the position until...
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Sony Pictures Classics Sarah Gavron (director); Monica Ali, Laura Jones, Abi Morgan (screenplay); Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson...
Sun. The Associated Press. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021. Bruce Finley (January 22, 2020). "Polis welcomes wolves back to Colorado after wildlife...
for November 18". BizBahrain. Biz Bahrain. Retrieved 26 April 2024. Duane Finley (20 August 2015). "The Fighting Life: The Rise of MMA in Bahrain". Bleacher...
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markets." On the other hand, the primitivist view—associated with M.I. Finley, Karl Polanyi and Karl Bücher—interprets ancient economies as "autarchic"...
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