Samantha Dorrance
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| Samantha Dorrance | |
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| Origin | U.K. |
| Genre(s) | Dance-pop, Bubblegum pop |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer, Dancer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2006 ─ present |
| Website | Official site |
Samantha Dorrance is a British actor and dancer from Willenhall in the West Midlands who reached fame on Disney Channel UK. She can currently be seen presenting My School Musical, similar to a competition she herself won in 2007 (called You're The Star at that time), on the Disney Channel UK, alongside Brad Kavanagh.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Samantha lives in Willenhall, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall with her younger brother and parents. Samantha is home-schooled.
Since the age of 2, Samantha has been dancing and performing at numerous dance and acting schools in the West Midlands area, which lead to her dancing in pantomimes at both Wolverhampton Grand Theatre & Stafford Garrick Theatre as well as performing in many amateur dramatic productions at several locations, including Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham & The Dormston Centre in Sedgley.
[edit] Career
Samantha has entered several dancing and singing competitions, including one for the BBC Television Programme, Blue Peter, which saw her get through to the semi-final live on BBC1. [1]
In 2007, Samantha won the High School Musical You're The Star! Competition on Disney Channel UK, after being voted by viewers. The prize for this was to have an all-expenses paid trip to London to record a music video. This video resulted in her appearing on her regional ITV news programme, Central Tonight. Her exceptional performance resulted in her being hand picked to audition for a role as presenter of the 2008 competition, My School Musical, which had a slightly different format. She was picked and is currently presenting the programme.
[edit] Filmography
- 1997 - 2007 - Supporting Artist Work on Hollyoaks, Grange Hill & Midsummer Murders
- 2007 - You're The Star Competition on Disney Channel UK, winner.
- 2008 - My School Musical on Disney Channel UK, presenter.
