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S1 Ep6: Nicki French: UK Eurovision legend

S1 Ep6: Nicki French: UK Eurovision legend

FromThe Dorothy Project


S1 Ep6: Nicki French: UK Eurovision legend

FromThe Dorothy Project

ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nicki French is a singer and actor. She represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000, finishing 16th with ‘Don’t Play That Song Again’. Nicki has since become a stalwart of the Eurovision fan scene, including the annual London Eurovision Party, to which she brings up to 23 costume changes. Her new EP of Eurovision covers, ‘Let’s Play That Song Again’, is out now.Nicki’s cover of fellow Eurovision entrant Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ was a top five hit in the UK and US in 1995, selling over five million copies worldwide. She has performed in gay clubs from the very start of her career and is currently signed to the HI-NRG label Energise Records, along with other Pride season favourites Hazell Dean, Sinitta, and Sonia.Since 2007, she has also been working as an actor in pantomime and musicals, including The Wizard of Oz and Annie.We talked about Nicki’s Eurovision experiences, making music for gay clubs, and playing musical theatre legend Ethel Merman.
Released:
Jul 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (33)

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