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The Marias

Belinda Evans
After How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Belinda went straight into the West End to join the cast of Phantom of the Opera. After a year she decided to move back into opera and has just finished a nationwide tour with Opera UK.

Laura Sicurello
Police Officer Maria hung up her truncheon for good when she was eliminated from the show. She was awarded a full scholarship to study at prestigious stage school, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, in London. Laura can now be found staring as Alice Fitzwarren in the pantomime, Dick Whittington, in Greenwich.

Leanne Dobbinson
Leanne came out of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria straight onto the stage at the Theatre Royal Windsor, to star as Snow White in their annual panto. Since then she has performed in a new musical in Nottingham, Make Do Amend, and more recently has been getting lots of acting, singing and dancing lessons with the hope of being on stage in the West End in the next year.

Meliz Serman
After How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Meliz returned to university to complete her studies in Music Performance. Having completed her course, she can now be found gigging with her band at venues across London.

Connie Fisher
Since winning Maria, Connie's career has got off to an award winning start, having won numerous accolades, including Lastminute.com's Peoples' Choice for ûBest Newcomerú. With her time in The Sound of Music almost at an end, Connie is now looking forward to new projects. When she hangs up her habit for the last time, she will be turning her attention to a new role, this time on TV.

Siobhan Dillon
Siobhan won praise from panellist and West End producer, David Ian, week after week during Maria. After the competition, he was quick to cast her in his West End production of Grease. As well as playing Patty Simcox, she also understudies Sandy in the show.

Helena Blackman
Runner-up Maria is now a leading lady herself in a national tour of the musical South Pacific. Since How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Helena has also sung in the Royal Albert Hall and was even invited by Andrew Lloyd Weber to perform in several concerts in Toronto!

Aoife Mulholland
It's been a busy year for Aoife, having starred in not one, but two major West End productions! After Maria, Aoife was cast in the part of Roxie in Chicago and can now be seen in The Sound of Music playing Maria two shows a week.

Abi Finley
Abi's first major project after Maria was the role of Fiona in Tim Rice's Blondel. Soon after that she dusted off her jazz shoes and leg warmers to tour the nation as Serena in Fame. Abi is still good friends with Aoife and they are both very excited to be taking part in the Christmas special, When Joseph Met Maria.

Simona Armstrong
Since the show, Romanian Maria has turned her attention to straight acting and has embarked on a successful TV career. She recently appeared in the popular BBC drama, Doctors and will be back on our screens in the new year in the BBC's Love Soup.