Jessie Buckley

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Jessie Buckley
Jessie Buckley performing on I'd Do Anything
Born	Jessie Buckley Killarney, County Kerry
Occupation	Actress, Singer
Years active	2008–present

Jessie Buckley (born in Killarney, County Kerry) is an Irish singer and actress who came second place in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything.^[1]

1 Background
2 I'd Do Anything
- 2.1 Performances on I'd Do Anything
- 2.2 References
3 External links

[edit] Background

The eldest of five children, Buckley comes from a musical family. Her father, Tim, is a singer who is also a published poet. Her mother, Marina Cassidy, is also a singer and harpist. Buckley's mother encouraged her to sing and coached her. She has a brother and three sisters. Buckley went to an all-girls convent school in Thurles, County Tipperary^{[citation needed]} where she performed in school productions. She played a number of male roles at the all-girls school including the male lead role of Jets gang leader Tony in the musical West Side Story.^[2] She also played Bosco on the RTÉ Two show The Den.^{[citation needed]}

She has achieved Grade eight in piano, clarinet and harp with the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She is also a member of the Tipperary Millennium Orchestra. Just before she auditioned for I'd Do Anything she was turned down by two Drama schools in London, including one the day before her first audition for the show.^[2]

[edit] I'd Do Anything

Buckley competed in I'd Do Anything, a search for a new, unknown lead to play Nancy in a London West End stage revival of the British musical Oliver!. Buckley reached the final on 31 May 2008, finishing in second place behind Jodie Prenger. Before the final vote was announced in Show two of the final, Graham Norton asked the panel who they each thought was Nancy. Three of the panel said Buckley and two Prenger. John Barrowman and Denise van Outen said "Jodie", while Barry Humphries, Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber said "Jessie". However, the public voted for Jodie.^[3]

[edit] Performances on I'd Do Anything

Show	Song
Week one	"River Deep - Mountain High"
Week two	"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
Week three	"One Night Only" from the musical Dreamgirls
Week four	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
Week five	"Stop!"
Week six	"The Man that Got Away" from A Star Is Born
Week seven	"Fighter"
Week eight	"How Do I Live"
Week nine	"What I Did for Love" from the musical A Chorus Line
Week ten (Final)	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "The Man That Got Away"