1. Samantha Barks has released three studio albums: Looking in Your Eyes, Samantha Barks, and Into the Unknown.
55 Facts About Samantha Barks
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Samantha Barks starred opposite Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel musical-comedy Groove High and again, in the London revival of the musical The Last Five Years in 2016.
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Samantha Barks was born and raised in Laxey on the Isle of Man.
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Samantha Barks attended Laxey Primary School and St Ninian's High School, Douglas.
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When she was 16, Samantha Barks moved to London by herself to complete her A levels at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick.
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Samantha Barks danced from the age of three, training in ballet, modern and tap with Dancers Barre, then Stagecoach Isle of Man, Theatrix, Stage One Drama School and the Manx Ballet Company.
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Samantha Barks performed at the Peel Bay Festival in June 2007 supporting Matt Willis and the Sugababes.
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Samantha Barks sang the song "Nothing Else" from her album and "Play On", a hit song in Malta.
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In week eight of the show, Samantha Barks performed "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked and in the week leading up to the show she received support from American actress Idina Menzel, who originated the role of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West in Wicked.
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In week nine, Samantha Barks received the lowest number of public votes and so had to participate in the sing-off with Rachel Tucker.
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In June 2008, one month after I'd Do Anything ended, Samantha Barks sang the Isle of Man National Anthem "O Land Of Our Birth" on Senior Race day of the Isle of Man TT to begin the races.
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Samantha Barks was then announced to play the lead role of Sally Bowles in the UK tour of Cabaret from 29 August 2008 to 11 July 2009.
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Samantha Barks performed alongside her I'd Do Anything cast-mates Sarah Lark and Jodie Prenger at the Theatregoers Choice Awards in February 2009.
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Toward the end of her run with Cabaret, Samantha Barks put on her own concert, An Audience with Sam Samantha Barks, at the Villa Marina on the Isle of Man on 3 January 2009 to thank those that supported her during her time on I'd Do Anything and to thank those that have continued to support her.
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Samantha Barks launched the new Manx Ship, the Caly Manx, in Shanghai, China on 30 September 2009.
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Samantha Barks officially launched BreastHealth UK's new clinic at the Spire Thames Valley Hospital in Wexham on 27 November 2009.
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Samantha Barks starred as Eponine in the London production of Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre from 21 June 2010 to 18 June 2011.
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Samantha Barks was chosen to play Eponine in the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Miserables at the O2 Arena on 3 October 2010 by Cameron Mackintosh, after he saw her play the role in her opening night at the Queens Theatre, in London's West End.
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Also in 2010, Samantha Barks resumed her music career by releasing a song called "Let Go", which she co-wrote with Garry Lake.
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Samantha Barks promoted the song with a live performance on SB.
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Samantha Barks performed the song at Stuart Matthew Price and James Yeoburn's benefit concert for Dress Circle, the Dress Circle Benefit Gala, on 7 August 2011 at Her Majesty's Theatre and the song was later included on the tribute compilation album Standing Ovation: A CD Tribute to Dress Circle which was released on 17 August 2011.
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Samantha Barks began 2011 with a starring role in the concert Direct From the West End.
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On 27 February 2011, Samantha Barks performed in the concert The Songs of Bobby Cronin at the New Players Theatre.
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Samantha Barks performed "On My Own" at the Classical Brits 2011 at The Royal Albert Hall on 12 May 2011.
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Samantha Barks performed with fellow West End stars Stephen Ashfield, Annalene Beechey and George Ure.
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Samantha Barks performed the Grand Final anthem "Jerusalem" for the Engage Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford on 8 October 2011.
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Samantha Barks starred as Zoe, opposite Jonathan Bailey's character Tom, in the Disney Channel television series Groove High, a mixture of live-action and animation, which premiered on the Disney Channel UK 10 November 2012.
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Samantha Barks recorded her voice for the series in April 2010, with live-action filming completed in Ireland a year and a half later in October 2011.
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Samantha Barks was replaced on the tour by Cat Simmons.
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Samantha Barks reprised her role as Eponine and made her film debut in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Miserables.
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On 24 June 2012, Samantha Barks performed in a Little Women charity concert at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
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On 13 October 2012, Samantha Barks performed at the Indoor Garden Party concert in New York City's Gramercy Theatre.
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Samantha Barks left the show early in order to head to Los Angeles for rehearsals with fellow Les Mis co-stars for their cast performance at the Oscars on 24 February 2013.
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On 11 February 2013, Samantha Barks won Best Breakthrough Performance at the Elle Style Awards.
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Samantha Barks performed with her co-stars from the film Les Miserables at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony on 24 February 2013.
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Immediately after the Oscars, Samantha Barks flew to the Isle of Man to begin work on her second film, The Christmas Candle.
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In March 2013, Samantha Barks took part in the television special Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years for ITV, performing "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" in honor of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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In June 2013, Samantha Barks performed at The Recording Academy Honors.
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Samantha Barks played the role of Velma Kelly in the 2013 production of Chicago at the Hollywood Bowl in July 2013.
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In late 2013, Samantha Barks starred as the romantic lead in Bitter Harvest, a film released in 2017, and co-starring Max Irons and Barry Pepper.
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In October 2013, Samantha Barks played the part of Jules in the private workshop production of a potential musical of Bend It Like Beckham with a score by Howard Goodall, lyrics by Charles Hart, and book by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges.
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Samantha Barks had a role in Dracula Untold, which was released on 10 October 2014.
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Samantha Barks portrayed Baba Yaga, an angelic woman who turns into an evil witch; however, her scenes were cut from the film.
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In 2014, Samantha Barks was cast in the ensemble drama A Hundred Streets and announced she would be returning to West End theatre in the revival of City of Angels directed by Josie Rourke with musical direction by Gareth Valentine and choreography by Stephen Mear.
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In July 2015, Samantha Barks began rehearsing for the world premiere of Amelie, A New Musical at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California.
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Samantha Barks joined director Jason Robert Brown again for a one-off concert of his musical, Honeymoon in Vegas, at the London Palladium on 12 March 2017, starring alongside Arthur Darvill.
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Samantha Barks has continued her music career playing at various venues around the UK since her album release.
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Samantha Barks performed live in concert at Mayflower Theatre in Southampton alongside guest singer Kerry Ellis on 20 May 2017.
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In September 2017, it was announced that Samantha Barks would be playing the role of Vivian in the stage musical Pretty Woman.
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On 5 December 2019, Samantha Barks was cast as Elsa in the West End production of Frozen, beginning in August 2021.
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Samantha Barks spent several weeks in March and April 2022 presenting the Elaine Paige on Sunday radio show on BBC Radio 2.
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In December 2022, it was announced that Samantha Barks would be doing a solo concert at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in May 2023.
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In 2025, Samantha Barks participated in and won the sixth series of The Masked Singer as "Pufferfish".
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On 1 August 2023 Samantha Barks revealed via her Instagram profile that the couple were expecting their first child.
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Samantha Barks took maternity leave from Frozen and returned on February 7,2024.