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Zoe Birkett, Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act
zoe birkett
deloris van cartier

At just sixteen years old, Zoe became the winning female contestant of ITV’s original series of Pop Idol (2002). Her video Get Happy went straight in at number one and she signed a record deal with Simon Fuller’s 19 Management. Zoe went on to perform to over 250,000 fans on two national sell out arena tours and sang five hits on the Pop Idol Big Band album which reached number one in the album chart and went triple platinum. She has performed for The Royal Family on several occasions, including The Queen’s VE Day Celebration and a concert inside Buckingham Palace, as well as other high-profile events including at The Royal Albert Hall.

Most recently Zoe has graced the stage as the much-celebrated guest vocalist on Take That’s spectacular Circus Live Stadium Tour, lending her powerhouse vocals to the timeless classic Relight My Fire, which has seen her perform in front of tens of thousands of fans night after night, electrifying audiences with her raw energy and magnetic stage presence that has come to define her extraordinary career. The live broadcast of concert from Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, which was streamed exclusively across Amazon Music, Prime Video, and Twitch, broke records as the most-watched UK live-streamed performance on Amazon Music!

Over the last 16 years she has established herself as an award-winning leading actress in London’s West End, where her stage work includes: The title role of Tina Turner in TINA: The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych Theatre); the world premiere of Roald Dahl’s The Witches at the National Theatre playing Pippa; comedy presenter Kim in The Great British Bake off Musical (Noel Coward Theatre); Arabia and Satine in the original cast of Moulin Rouge for which she won the award for Best Supporting Performer in a Musical 2023 (Piccadilly Theatre); Rachel Marron – played by Whitney Houston in the film – in The Bodyguard Musical for which she was nominated for Best Actress; Diva in the original cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Palace Theatre); Acid Queen (Tina Turner) in The Who’s Tommy (Prince Edward Theatre); Female Lead in What A Feeling (London Palladium), Female Lead in Thriller Live (Lyric Theatre & International venues across the world including Brazil, South Africa and Europe); Female Lead in Respect La Diva (Garrick Theatre); Dion in Hair (West End & Munich); and Justice in Rock of Ages (UK Tour).

She has presented for WhatsOnStage Awards, BBC One Show, West End Live, Musical Con, the Top of the Pops Awards, CD:UK, Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, The UK Theatre Awards, and she has hosted various high-profile events including a Las Vegas ballroom show at The Golden Nugget. Her recent television appearances include series 2 of Smoggie Queens for BBC, Loose Women and Sunday Brunch, and her concert appearances include BBC Radio 2 Ultimate 80’s Live and Magic FM Christmas, and she is the voice of Radio 2.

She is also the author of a children’s book My Favourite is Bathtime, which she wrote for her daughter.

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