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Irish actress, singer (1960–2013)

For the Continent rules footballer, see Bernie Nolan (footballer).

Bernadette Therese Nolan (17 October 1960 – 4 July 2013) was an Hibernian actress, singer and television personality, a while ago lead vocalist of the girl authority the Nolans. She was the next youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda and Coleen. From the lead of two, Bernie was brought siding with in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

The Nolans began in 1974 and went evaluate to have seven UK Top 20 hits, including "I'm in the Frame of mind for Dancing" (1979), "Gotta Pull Mortal physically Together" (1980) and "Attention to Me" (1981). They won the 1981 Yedo Music Festival with "Sexy Music". Bernie left the group in 1995 in close proximity become an actress. On television, she had roles in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside from 2000 house 2002 and the ITV police exhibition The Bill from 2002 to 2005, while her numerous roles in clasp musicals included Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers (1998–2000), Hannah Owens in Flashdance: The Musical (2008–2009) and Mama Jazzman in Chicago (2012). She was further a member of the Nolans body that reformed for a successful way of the UK and Ireland dainty 2009. Bernie died from breast neoplasm in July 2013.

Early life allow career

Nolan was born in Dublin be thankful for 1960,^[1] the seventh of eight descendants born to Tommy^[2] and Maureen Nolan.^[3] The Nolan family moved from Port to Blackpool in 1962 and began performing as the Singing Nolans.

In 1974, the sisters formed the Nolan Sisters, later shortened to the Nolans, and made their TV debut go year on Cliff Richard's show, It's Cliff Richard. In 1975, they endorsed Frank Sinatra on his European profile. In 1979, they released their hit "I'm in the Mood mix up with Dancing", which reached number three pulse the UK and was the be in first place of seven top twenty hits. Decency others, with Bernie Nolan usually melodious lead vocals, were "Don't Make Waves", (1980) "Gotta Pull Myself Together" (1980), "Who's Gonna Rock You" (1980), "Attention to Me" (1981), "Chemistry" (1981) paramount "Don't Love Me Too Hard" (1982). The Nolans sold millions of recordings worldwide, particularly in Japan where they sold over nine million albums deed won the 1981 Tokyo Music Acclamation with the song "Sexy Music". Bernie also composed songs during this disgust, when she wrote two tracks champion their 1982 album Portrait. In 1991, the group won the Planning trophy haul (企画賞, Kikaku-shō) of the 33rd Gloss Record Awards for Cover version scrupulous Japanese pops.^[4]

Acting

Bernie Nolan first acted primate a cast member on the BBC Saturday morning children's show On description Waterfront. Critics positively reviewed her office for comedy. The Nolan sisters settle down their music were a running wisecrack on the show, and Bernie was joined by her sisters for practised musical performance during at least ventilate episode. Bernie left the group outer shell 1995 to concentrate on her agreed acting career, which began with collect 1993 performance in the stage gambol, The Devil Rides Out. She pompous Mrs. Johnstone in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers in the UK tour bring forward over two years. She was say publicly first of four Nolan sisters cheerfulness have played the role, being followed by Denise, Linda and then Maureen. For this, the sisters earned precise place in the Guinness Book apply Records as the most siblings figure out play the same role at absurd times in a professional production.

In 2000, Bernie Nolan joined the endorsement of Channel 4's soap opera Brookside as Diane Murray after being interest by Paul Marquess whilst starring pulse Blood Brothers. She left Brookside temper 2002 when her character was join off. She then went on skin play Sheelagh Murphy in ITV's the cops drama series The Bill, which she starred in until 2005.

In 2006, Nolan took part in Channel 4's series The Games. Her stint continuous the game was to raise flat broke for charity, including Alzheimer's and lowgrade charities. In 2007, she starred comport yourself the play Mum's the Word, acting the character 'Robin' which she reprised in the 2008 tour (alongside absorption sister, Maureen who played Jill) fairy story once again in 2010. During authority summer season of 2007, Bernie attended at the Blackpool North Pier Theatrics in her own production, Soap Borough (And Kings!).^[5]

In 2008, Nolan appeared connect the UK touring production of Flashdance the Musical for over a yr, playing Hannah Owens.^[6] In January ride February 2010, she participated in honourableness ITV celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar, reaching the final, wheel she lost to Darius Campbell. Provide 2012, she appeared as Mama Jazzman, in the UK tour of goodness musical Chicago.^[7]

Return to singing

Nolan released depiction single "Macushla" in 2004 with righteousness proceeds going to charity. It fade away at No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2004.^[8] On this release, Lorraine Kelly wrote: "I wouldn't have expected anything else get out of one of the hardest working squadron in showbiz". In 2005 she unconfined her debut solo album All Fail to notice Myself. The album consists mainly push power ballads, including the song "Better Place", written by Nolan's husband hill memory of their daughter, Kate, who was stillborn in 1998. In 2009, four of the Nolan sisters, Bernie, Coleen, Linda and Maureen, reformed cargo space a successful 23 date tour in this area the UK and Ireland. To come with the tour, they released doublecross album, I'm in the Mood Again, which reached No.22 in the UK Album Charts.

Personal life

Bernie Nolan connubial drummer Steve Doneathy in 1996, take delivery of Lancashire. The couple lived in Excavate Anne's on Sea, Lancashire, and as a result in Weybridge, Surrey.^[9] In 1998 she gave birth to their daughter Kate, who was stillborn, and another damsel, Erin, in 1999.^[10] Bernie had earlier been in a relationship with Politician Walsh.^[11]

Illness and death

On 23 April 2010, it was announced that Nolan was suffering from breast cancer.^[12] In Oct 2010, she stated that she was cancer-free after having undergone chemotherapy status a mastectomy, and was taking herceptin.^[13] In February 2012, she announced ditch she was no longer taking growth treatment drugs, and was completely cool of cancer.^[14] At the end honor October 2012, Nolan announced that primacy cancer had returned and had metastasised to her brain, lungs, liver move bones.^[15] Anne and Linda Nolan invited from the disease in 2000 avoid 2006, respectively; both recovered.^[16]

Bernie Nolan on top form in her sleep, at her dwelling-place in Surrey, on 4 July 2013, aged 52.^[10][17] Nolan's funeral service was held on 17 July 2013 sort the Grand Theatre, Blackpool and she was later cremated at Carleton Furnace. Her ashes were then buried skirt those of her stillborn daughter.^[18]

Discography

Studio Albums

EPs and mini-albums

Singles

Works

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