Anya Lahiri
| Anya Lahiri | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anya Lahiri |
| Born | 1 May 1982 |
| Origin | Golders Green, London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, singer, fitness instructor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Anya Lahiri (born 1 May 1982 in Golders Green, London) is a British actress, model, singer and fitness instructor who is of Indian and Finnish origin.
Born in Golders Green, London, United Kingdom of Indian and Finnish origin, Anya attended the Henrietta Barnett School in Hampstead Garden Suburb, where she excelled in languages and music. Lahiri graduated from Birkbeck, University of London with a degree in humanities and literature in 2005.
Anya was scouted in Covent Garden at age 14 by Select Model Management in London. She was sent on an audition for what she thought was a music video which turned out to be an audition for a musical group. At first, she was reluctant to audition but changed her mind. She performed All Saints' Never Ever and was chosen to become a part of the girl group Precious. The band was chosen by British viewers to represent the UK in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest with their first single Say It Again, and arrived 12th. After that, they released their first album, called 'Precious' with yielded two Top 10 hits singles 'Rewind' and 'It's Gonna Be My Way'. In the summer of 2000, the band tried to enter the United States market. In November 2000, they released their last single called "New Beginning" with a video clip set in an industrial warehouse with the girl band acting like tough girls. By the end of 2000, the group went under scrunity and the girls decided it was time to stop.
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