Kym Marsh
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Marsh opening a clothes shop at the Arndale Centre in Manchester
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| Born |
Kimberley Gail Marsh 13 June 1976 Whiston, Merseyside, England |
| Other names | Kym Ryder Kym Lomas |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Home town | Garswood, St Helens, Merseyside, England |
| Television | Coronation Street |
| Spouse(s) |
Jack Ryder (m. 2002–09) Jamie Lomas (m. 2012–14) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Island Records |
| Associated acts | Hear'Say |
| Website | |
Kimberley Gail Marsh (formerly Ryder and Lomas; born 13 June 1976) is an English actress and former singer and songwriter, best known for playing Michelle Connor in Coronation Street since 2006. Marsh rose to prominence in 2000 after winning Popstars with the band Hear'Say before leaving the group in 2002. She then started a solo career with her album Standing Tall, which spawned two top ten singles. In 2010, she participated in the first series of Popstar to Operastar.
Marsh was born in Whiston, Merseyside, and raised in Garswood, in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside.
Marsh provided session vocals for artists including Matt Darey, and Hemstock & Jennings. She sang in Norwegian for their track "Arctic," which caught the attention of Paul van Dyk, and was remixed and re-recorded with additional vocals from Jan Johnston. The track was released in the UK via Positiva and reached number 14 in the UK charts
In late 2000, Marsh auditioned for the ITV talent show Popstars. She was one of the five singers chosen for the newly formed band Hear'Say, along with Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan. In March 2001, Hear'Say released their first single "Pure and Simple", a cover of a track by Girl Thing. The song went straight to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2001, selling just under 550,000 copies. The group then released their second single, "The Way to Your Love," in June 2001. The song became their second consecutive number 1 single. Shortly afterwards the group toured the UK.
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