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Musicians - <b><font size="1"> E: <a href="mailto:nadia@myvillage.co.uk">nadia@myvillage.co.uk</a></font></b></font></b></font></td>
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<p><font size="1">Gareth Paul Gates captured the hearts nation with
his singing voice, well actually it was mainly because he had a
really bad stammer. He is the the other Pop Idol finalist. <br>
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It was widely believed throughout the whole Pop Idol programme that
he'd win but Will did. However the show already is in the past and
whether he won on the night or not doesn't really seem to matter.
He is currently living the pop star life in Kensington.<br>
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<p><font size="1"><b><font size="1" color="#000000"> </font></b> <b><a href="javascript: network_link('http://www.myvillage.co.uk/pages/celebs-samanthamumba.htm')">Samantha
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Born in Dublin in 1983,.Mumba began her career grooming early on
when her parents enrolled her in that city's renowned</font><font size="1">
Billy Barry Stage School at the tender age of three. When in London,
Samantha lives in a luxury apartment in Kensington.<br>
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<p><font size="1"> Holly Rachel Valance was born on 11th May 1983
in Melbourne, to parents Rachel and Ryko. Holly's mother is from
Southampton, England and her father hails from Yugoslavia. Both
her parents were fashion models. <br>
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<p><font size="1">The Australian has been given a �1.5 million home
in South kensington from her record company as her base in London.<br>
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<td valign="TOP" colspan="2" bgcolor="#330066"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><b><font size="1"><b><font color="#FFFFFF"><a name="vanessam"></a>Vanessa
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<p><font size="1">Vanessa Mae is a musician who has received critical
acclaim as a violinst. She has been compared with Menuhin, Heifetz
and Kreisler. The Director of the Royal College of Music pronounced
her a "true child prodigy - like Mozart and Mendelssohn" when she
was 11. She is the youngest violinist in the world to have recorded
both the Tchaikovsky and Beethoven Violin Concertos and by 13 Vanessa-Mae
had made three highly praised recordings. She performed with the
Philharmonia aged 10, toured internationally with the London Mozart
Players and made her UK debut tour with the Tchaikovsky by the age
of 12. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">Half-Thai, half-Chinese, Singapore-born Vanessa-Mae
moved to London at four, adopting Britain, British nationality and
her English father. At five, she took up the violin. At eight she
reached the first crossroads of her life, choosing to concentrate
on the violin, after collecting her prize in the British Young Pianist
of the Year Competition. Vanessa-Mae shares the same birthday as
the legendary Paganini and was born on 27 October 1978. Aside from
performing classical concerts all over the world, Vanessa-Mae has
appeared on many massive rating network TV and radio shows where
she has performed classical repertoire as well as many of her own
arrangements. She started writing her own cadenzas for Mozart concertos
at 9, went on to play her own arrangements of 'Over the Rainbow'
on the Children's Royal Variety Performance, and recorded arrangements
of contemporary pop tunes by Paganini and Heifetz as well as her
own versions of 'Yellow Submarine' and other 'pop' songs. </font></p>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#330066"><font size="1"><b><font color="#FFFFFF"><a name="brianm"></a>Brian
May</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF"> - </font><font size="1"><font color="#FFFFFF">Musician
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<p><font size="1"><b>Brian May awarded university honour - 21/11/02
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Queen guitarist Brian May has been awarded an honorary doctorate
of science. The University of Hertfordshire honoured the rock star
who in his youth was an accomplished astronomy student. <br>
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He got a 2:1 honours degree at Imperial College in London and was
part-way through his PhD when his music career took off.<br>
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May said after receiving his award at a ceremony in The Cathedral
and Abbey Church of St Albans: "I'm just very thrilled. Astronomy
is very important to me. I still keep up with astronomy, but only
as an amateur." <br>
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His wife, former EastEnders star <a href="../../kensington/celebs-actors/#anitad"><b>Anita
Dobson</b></a>, joined about 1,000 other students in the cathedral
for the ceremony. <br>
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Brian Harold May was born on July 19th 1947 in Hampton to parents
Harold & Ruth. He started school in 1952 at Cardinal Road Infants
School and then Hanworth Road Primary School, Feltham. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">In 1954 his father began to teach him to play the
ukulele and he had piano lessons. He won a scholarship and started
at Hampton Grammar School, which is where he found fuel for his
interest in astronomy. </font></p>
<p><font size="1">He formed his first band in 1964 called "1984".
They played several small gigs that year. He left school in 1966
with eleven 'O' levels and four "A" levels in Science. He began
at Imperial College in 1967 studying physics and fully intended
to become an astronomer. When he eventually left he had achieved
a BSc Honours degree in Physics & Maths. He began work on a thesis
to obtain a doctorate, but never completed it. During his final
Post-Graduate year he taught Maths at Stockwell Manor School.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">He has three children, Jimmy, Louisa & Emily. Best
known as the guitarist in rock band Queen, May has also enjoyed
notable solo success. May enjoyed his biggest UK solo hit in September
1992 with the number 5 single, 'Too Much Love Will Kill You'. Brian
is married to actress Anita Dobson, well known for her role as Angie
in Eastenders. </font></p>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#330066"><font size="1"><b><font color="#FFFFFF"><a name="freddiem"></a>Freddie
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<p><font size="1">Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on September
5th 1946 in Zanzibar, to parents Bomi & Jer Bulsara. Freddie moved
to India in 1947. He attended boarding school in Panchgani, just
outside Bombay. Whilst there he began his piano lessons, reaching
Grade 4 in practical and theory. The family, with the addition now
of younger sister Kashmira, moved to England in 1963. Freddie left
Isleworth school in 1964 with three "O" levels and one "A" level
in Art. He went to Ealing College of Art to study Graphic Illustration.
He left college in 1969 with a Diploma in Graphic Art & Design (the
equivalent of a Degree).</font></p>
<p><font size="1">Freddie joined his first serious band in 1969, the
were called IBEX. He was single and shared his large house and garden
with several cats, creatures he adored. He loved opera and ballet,
Marilyn Monroe was his favourite actress and Aretha Franklin just
one of his many favourite singers. He liked to drink either Champagne
or iced Vodka and Indian food was one of his favourites. He died
on November 24th 1991. </font></p>
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