"Fame costs. And here is where you start paying ...in sweat."
What do Amy Winehouse, Billie Piper, Daniel Kaluuya, Denise Van Outen, Dua Lipa, Emma Bunton, Jenna Russell, Keeley Hawes, Layton Williams, Leona Lewis, Matt Willis, Melanie Blatt, Natalie and Nicole Appleton, Nicholas Hoult, Nick Berry, Rita Ora, Tamzin Outhwaite and thousands of other West End/television/film actors and singers have in common?
Each and every one of them owes their career to the dedication of one woman to performing arts in education - Sylvia Young OBE, who has today departed from the wings one last time for Fabulon...
Here's something from one of her most famous alumni, by way of a tribute:
My favourite of all dear Amy's songs...
Incredible influence on so many talented performers! I loved Amy Winehouse's voice! I shared the Back to Black CD with my friends to make sure they knew her music! xoxo
ReplyDeleteAnd all down to the wonderful influence and mentorship of Sylvia Young! Jx
DeleteMine too dear. But I enjoy anything from her. Hell, I still mourn her.
ReplyDeleteAnd Sylvia...talk about a powerhouse talent scout and career forager.
If only Amy hadn't been such a doomed mess - imagine what further gems she would have produced?!
DeleteSylvia Young was a magnificent woman. So much talent emerged from her school. The names I included in my post were just a small selection - if you look at the list on Wikipedia, it seems that EastEnders would have had hardly any young cast members had it not been for her! ☺️ Jx
I have the utmost respect for all of the wonderful people that help others onto greatness and Sylvia Young OBE did that with knobs on.
ReplyDeleteShe was a mentor to so many talented people! Jx
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