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- Robbie Kay was born on 13 September 1995 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Once Upon a Time (2011) and Fugitive Pieces (2007).
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Birdy was born on 15 May 1996, in Lymington, Hampshire. Her mother is a concert pianist, and Birdy learned to play piano at the age of seven, and began writing her own music at the age of eight. Birdy currently studies at Brockenhurst College in Brockenhurst, a sixth form college in the New Forest; she sings and plays the piano. Her great uncle was the actor Sir Dirk Bogarde. She has English, Belgian (Flemish), and Dutch ancestry.
Her stage name comes from her nickname her parents gave her as a baby because she opened her mouth like a little bird when fed. Her whole family calls her Birdy while friends, especially at school, call her Jasmine, her given name. Other members of the public call her O'Doyle.
In 2008, as a 12-year-old, Birdy won the UK talent contest Open Mic UK, a spin-off of the Live and Unsigned competition. She won both the under-18s category and the Grand Prize, against 10,000 other competitors. She performed her own song at the competition called "So Be Free" in front of 2,000 people.
Birdy reminisced in an interview with BBC Radio 1 about the experience of the Open Mic UK Grand Final as "such a cool experience". She explained that it showed her what she wanted to do when she was still very young.
Birdy described her memories and thoughts on her experience with Open Mic UK in an interview with The Telegraph in September 2012. Regarding her desire to enter the competition, Birdy said it was "...the excitement, really" that drove her to enter. Birdy goes on to reminisce that "when I performed [at Open Mic UK] I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd... was just amazing."
In response to whether or not Birdy thought she could make a career out of music after winning Open Mic UK, Birdy explains: "It was just something I loved doing - I never really thought I could do it. It was just my dreams. It wasn't until [Open Mic UK] that I thought I was good enough to do it. Before that I'd only been doing it for my family. But winning gave me a confidence boost."
As a result of winning Open Mic UK, Birdy recorded her album with Gareth Henderson in River Studios which resulted in her being offered a publishing contract with Good Soldier Songs Ltd, run by Christian Tattersfield, chairman of Warner Bros. Records UK and the label 14th Floor Records. Tattersfield had previously signed other singer/songwriters such as David Gray.- Actor
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Michael Howe was born in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Solo (1981).- Tom Browne was born on 11 November 1945 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), The Prior Commitment (1969) and The Vampire Lovers (1970).
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Laurence Sunderland is an award winning director and producer specializing in real life adventures. Born and raised on the southern coast of England, Laurence grew up with a love of the sea and the outdoors. Trained as a British Shipwright, Laurence has paired his love of the sea to his love of filmmaking. Owner of WorldWind Productions.- Helena Greenwood was born on 26 August 1949 in Lymington, Hampshire, England. She died on 22 August 1985 in Del Mar, California, USA.
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Ben Rayner was born on 4 December 1935 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an editor, known for Dr. No (1962), Thunderball (1965) and Goldfinger (1964).- Catherine Marks was born on 12 May 1918 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK. She was married to William Edward Gore Pellew Wells. She died on 29 April 2012 in Germany.
- Pippa Wilson was born on 7 February 1986 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Diana Maddock was born on 19 May 1945 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, UK.