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| origin = Camberley, Surrey, England
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Pop, musical theatre
| occupation = Singer, performer, actress
| years_active = 2009–present
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| associated_acts = My Camp Rock, West End Kids, The voice
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Holly-Anne Smith ( née Hull; born 17 October 1994, in Camberley, Surrey, England) is a British singer and stage actress who is best known for playing Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End, London. She also won the Disney Channel UK talent search My Camp Rock in April 2009 and is one third of British Country trio Remember Mondays who featured on ITVs The Voice UK.
Early life
At a school musical recital Hull had her first taste of performing at the age of 9 when she sang a solo from The Little Mermaid.
Hull then joined the Guildford School of Acting Saturday School and performed in two Christmas pantomimes at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford. She was then accepted into the National Youth Music Theatre where she performed at Elizabeth II's 80th Birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle in May 2006. With NYMT she also performed The Dreaming in Tonbridge, Kent.
Singing career
2009: My Camp Rock
Early stages
Hull auditioned for the Disney Channel UK talent search My Camp Rock in early 2009 by making a video of herself singing "This Is Me". She was chosen as one of the 8 finalists, to take part in an intensive 4-day Camp Rock style workshop. She sang "Listen", whilst the other finalists also sang songs of their choice in front of JK & Joel and Zoe Tyler in order for them to 'hear their voices'. For the Camp Jam, which aired on 17 April 2009 she was told to sing "Here I Am" and advanced to the Grand Final after being chosen to advance by the four judges, Zoe Tyler, Craig David, Martin Morales and Gary Lloyd.
Final
In the grand final, which was held on 24 April 2009 at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, she was told to sing This Is Me. Shortly after Hull performed a viewer vote was held on the My Camp Rock website where from 6 to 6:20pm viewers could vote for who they want to win the show, receiving the highest number of votes, therefore was announced winner the following day during the results show. She was presented the trophy by Demi Lovato, who was in London during the weekend and also performed her single La La Land during the results show. After her victory, Hull spoke of winning the competition. She said "I can't believe that thousands of Disney Channel viewers voted me as the winner of My Camp Rock. Meeting Demi Lovato was the best experience ever and made the Camp Rock dream a reality. I can't wait to watch my very own music video on the channel. I've enjoyed every minute and feel incredibly fortunate.”
Performances
Below is a list of songs Hull performed on the show.
Debut single
As a prize for winning My Camp Rock, Hull was taken by limo to a recording studio to record her own version of the Camp Rock track This Is Me, as well as a music video. The music video features Hull singing into a microphone in front of a screen which shows clips of her time at My Camp Rock. The music video premiered on Disney Channel UK on 1 May 2009. It was available to watch on the Disney Channel UK website before its premiere. It can now be purchased and downloaded from iTunes. Hull performed the song at her school in a special concert assembly, which was shown in My Camp Rock: Holly's Story. A Disney TV crew filmed her concert and interviewed her friends at Licensed Victuallers' School, Ascot. She said "Performing in front of my friends and family was more nerve-racking than taking part in the competition! But I'm really proud of what I have achieved. "Coming back to school was a bit of a reality check but my friends have all been really supportive."
Post My Camp Rock
A new feature, called My Camp Rock: Holly's Story, was shown on Disney Channel on 21 August 2009. It features unseen footage and follows Hull's journey from her initial audition, through to the intensive four-day "Camp Rock" style training course, and final performance before being crowned the winner by Demi Lovato. It also features her experiences on recording her single and performing at her school in a special concert assembly.