Wednesday 4 June 2008

Kerry girl Jessie loses BBC show final

Kerry singer Jessie Buckley has come second in the final of the BBC One talent show 'You Could Be Nancy'.
Following the elimination of Samantha Barks in the first part of the final, Buckley and Jodie Prenger were pitted against each other for the coveted role of Bill Sykes' girlfriend in the musical 'Oliver!'.
Prior to the result, three of the five judges - Cameron Mackintosh, Barry Humphries and Andrew Lloyd Webber - said that Buckley was the singer they wanted to win.
But Prenger won the public vote and will star in the West End show.
During the final Buckley sang 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', 'Truly Scrumptious', 'Maybe Someday', 'As Long As He Needs Me' and 'The Man Who Got Away'.