1. CeCe Sammy-Lightfoot was born on 30 May 1977 and is a British vocal and performance coach, singer-songwriter and television presenter.
24 Facts About CeCe Sammy
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CeCe Sammy has appeared on various television shows, including S Club Search, Pop Idol, American Idol The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, Just the Two of Us, The Choir, America's Got Talent, The Voice UK and Get Your Act Together.
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CeCe Sammy was the chairperson of the British jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was a judge the following year for Eurovision: You Decide 2017.
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CeCe Sammy was a member of the United Colours of Sound with vocal coach partner John Modi and celebrity vocal coaches David and Carrie Grant.
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CeCe Sammy has sung at the Commonwealth Games and Buckingham Palace, as well as recording several theme tunes for ITV, Channel 4 and Sky Sports, including the official Rugby World Cup song "Swing Low" with UB40, before going on to become a vocal coach to a roster of celebrity clients, such as Sting and One Direction.
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CeCe Sammy appeared on the television series Pop Idol as a vocal coach, and was a judge on the BBC's celebrity duet show Just the Two of Us in 2006 and 2007 along with Stewart Copeland and Tito Jackson.
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CeCe Sammy appeared in the BBC TV documentary Be My Baby - The Girl Group Story which aired in August 2006.
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In 2007 CeCe Sammy was a judge on BBC Radio 3's Choir of the Year competition.
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CeCe Sammy was one of Bruno Tonioli's panellists on BBC One's DanceX.
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CeCe Sammy made a guest appearance on ITV's Dancing on Ice in early 2009, where she was seen helping one of the groups that were selected to skate and sing at the same time.
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CeCe Sammy has appeared as a guest on television and in documentaries, including The Wright Stuff, GMTV, BBC Breakfast, Let Me Entertain You, and The Xtra Factor.
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In 2010, CeCe Sammy founded an artist development and music management company with artist manager Frank DiLeo.
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In 2014 and 2015, CeCe Sammy appeared as head vocal coach and judge on the second and third seasons of Endemol's Your Face Sounds Familiar Georgia.
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CeCe Sammy reprised the role as vocal judge for a select number of episodes during the fourth season, which started in May 2015.
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In 2015, CeCe Sammy worked as a vocal coach on the new ITV series Get Your Act Together.
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CeCe Sammy has been a regular talent consultant for American Idol and America's Got Talent.
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CeCe Sammy was the official vocal coach for 2015 Dubai Music Week.
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In 2017, CeCe Sammy worked with manufacturer VTech to launch the Kidi Super Star, a karaoke microphone and stand which reduces the vocals on any song.
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In February 2019, CeCe Sammy released her debut book, If You Can Speak You Can Sing, through Eyewear Publishing.
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Also in 2019, BBC launched the "Bring the Noise" campaign, for which CeCe Sammy was a BBC Ambassador and gave her top tips for teaching singing to primary school children and teachers.
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In February 2022, CeCe Sammy launched and created a short, free Masterclass series online called "Hack Your Voice" to support interviews, during which she shares some of the key lessons she learned as a professional vocal coach.
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CeCe Sammy was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, home of the biggest carnival in the Caribbean.
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CeCe Sammy grew up obsessed with Soca music until, one day, she spotted flamboyant piano impresario Liberace on the TV, which inspired her to learn to play the piano.
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CeCe Sammy has two children, her biological daughter Isabella and the stepson of her husband, Tristan.