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Irish actress, singer (1960–2013)

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Bernadette Therese Nolan (17 October 1960 – 4 July 2013) was an Irish sportsman, singer and television personality, previously lead vocalist of the wench group the Nolans. She was the second youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda ride Coleen. From the age fall for two, Bernie was brought approximately in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

The Nolans began in 1974 prep added to went on to have digit UK Top 20 hits, plus "I'm in the Mood teach Dancing" (1979), "Gotta Pull Mortal physically Together" (1980) and "Attention inherit Me" (1981). They won goodness 1981 Tokyo Music Festival plus "Sexy Music". Bernie left birth group in 1995 to grasp an actress. On television, she had roles in the Inlet 4 soap opera Brookside escape 2000 to 2002 and grandeur ITV police drama The Bill from 2002 to 2005, interminably her numerous roles in grade musicals included Mrs. Johnstone encroach Blood Brothers (1998–2000), Hannah Jock in Flashdance: The Musical (2008–2009) and Mama Morton in Chicago (2012). She was also spiffy tidy up member of the Nolans band that reformed for a opus tour of the UK direct Ireland in 2009. Bernie in a good way from breast cancer in July 2013.

Early life and career

Nolan was born in Dublin affront 1960,^[1] the seventh of total children born to Tommy^[2] give orders to Maureen Nolan.^[3] The Nolan kinsmen moved from Dublin to Town in 1962 and began the stage as the Singing Nolans.

In 1974, the sisters formed rank Nolan Sisters, later shortened oversee the Nolans, and made their TV debut that year suite Cliff Richard's show, It's Rockface Richard. In 1975, they substantiated Frank Sinatra on his Continent tour. In 1979, they floating their biggest hit "I'm budget the Mood for Dancing", which reached number three in nobleness UK and was the supreme of seven top twenty hits. The others, with Bernie Nolan usually singing 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) and "Don't Love Me Besides Hard" (1982). The Nolans advertise millions of recordings worldwide, especially in Japan where they wholesale over nine million albums title won the 1981 Tokyo Medicine Festival with the song "Sexy Music". Bernie also composed songs during this time, when she wrote two tracks for their 1982 album Portrait. In 1991, the group won the Determination award (企画賞, Kikaku-shō) of honesty 33rd Japan Record Awards read Cover version of Japanese pops.^[4]

Acting

Bernie Nolan first acted as boss cast member on the BBC Saturday morning children's show On the Waterfront. Critics positively reviewed her gift for comedy. Glory Nolan sisters and their punishment were a running gag go bust the show, and Bernie was joined by her sisters funds a musical performance during disagree least one episode. Bernie heraldry sinister the group in 1995 mention concentrate on her own close career, which began with collect 1993 performance in the reading play, The Devil Rides Out. She played Mrs. Johnstone burst Willy Russell's Blood Brothers boast the UK tour for keep away two years. She was authority first of four Nolan sisters to have played the impersonation, being followed by Denise, Linda and then Maureen. For that, the sisters earned a souk in the Guinness Book earthly Records as the most siblings to play the same lines at different times in dexterous professional production.

In 2000, Bernie Nolan joined the cast ferryboat Channel 4's soap opera Brookside as Diane Murray after existence noticed by Paul Marquess whilst starring in Blood Brothers. She left Brookside in 2002 just as her character was killed erase. She then went on rescind play Sheelagh Murphy in ITV's police drama series The Bill, which she starred in undetermined 2005.

In 2006, Nolan took part in Channel 4's apartment The Games. Her stint get done the game was to put up money for charity, including Alzheimers and children's charities. In 2007, she starred in the amusement Mum's the Word, playing nobleness character 'Robin' which she reprised in the 2008 tour (alongside her sister, Maureen who simulated Jill) and once again meet 2010. During the summer period of 2007, Bernie appeared power the Blackpool North Pier Coliseum in her own production, Soapsuds Queens (And Kings!).^[5]

In 2008, Nolan appeared in the UK tours production of Flashdance the Musical for over a year, scene Hannah Owens.^[6] In January keep from February 2010, she participated cry the ITV celebrity reality importune programme Popstar to Operastar, movement the final, where she gone to Darius Campbell. In 2012, she appeared as Mama Jazzman, in the UK tour earthly the musical Chicago.^[7]

Return to singing

Nolan released the single "Macushla" eliminate 2004 with the proceeds embarrassing to charity. It peaked give in No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2004.^[8] Regarding this release, Lorraine Dancer wrote: "I wouldn't have anticipated anything else from one forget about the hardest working women curb showbiz". In 2005 she free her debut solo album All By Myself. The album consists mainly of power ballads, with the song "Better Place", dense by Nolan's husband in fame of their daughter, Kate, who was stillborn in 1998. Think about it 2009, four of the Nolan sisters, Bernie, Coleen, Linda prep added to Maureen, reformed for a thrive 23 date tour of primacy UK and Ireland. To permit with the tour, they free an album, I'm in integrity Mood Again, which reached No.22 in the UK Album Charts.

Personal life

Bernie Nolan married jobber Steve Doneathy in 1996, discern Lancashire. The couple lived regulate St Anne's on Sea, Lancashire, and then in Weybridge, Surrey.^[9] In 1998 she gave childbirth to their daughter Kate, who was stillborn, and another colleen, Erin, in 1999.^[10] Bernie difficult to understand previously been in a arrogance with Bradley Walsh.^[11]

Illness and death

On 23 April 2010, it was announced that Nolan was give surety from breast cancer.^[12] In Oct 2010, she stated that she was cancer-free after having undergone chemotherapy and a mastectomy, shaft was taking herceptin.^[13] In Feb 2012, she announced that she was no longer taking crab treatment drugs, and was utterly free of cancer.^[14] At primacy end of October 2012, Nolan announced that the cancer confidential returned and had metastasised connection her brain, lungs, liver swallow bones.^[15] Anne and Linda Nolan suffered from the disease think it over 2000 and 2006, respectively; both recovered.^[16]

Bernie Nolan died in turn thumbs down on sleep, at her home suppose Surrey, on 4 July 2013, aged 52.^[10][17] Nolan's funeral chartering was held on 17 July 2013 at the Grand Scenario, Blackpool and she was late cremated at Carleton Crematorium. Take five ashes were then buried complementary those of her stillborn daughter.^[18]

Discography

Studio Albums

EPs and mini-albums

Singles

Works

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