Tupele Dorgu
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| Tupele Dorgu | |
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| Born | December 13, 1977 Preston, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Years active | (2003- Present) |
Tupele Dorgu is a British actress. Her mother is Irish and her father is Nigerian.
Born in Preston, Lancashire, on December 13, 1977, she now has a role as Kelly Crabtree in ITV1's Coronation Street, which she has played since late 2004. She has also appeared in Loose Women, Casualty and Strictly African Dancing. Dorgu was educated in and around the Preston area, and latterly at Kirkham Grammar School, Preston.
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[edit] Soapstar Superstar
In January 2007, Dorgu was a contestant in UK celebrity singing reality contest Soapstar Superstar. The show (which is hosted by Zoe Ball) placed Dorgu up against ten other soap opera actors. Each night she had to sing a different song with only 24 hours to learn it.
Dorgu now holds the record for the most times in the bottom two. She survived the bottom two for five nights and then finally went out, after making it to the semi-finals. She was even in the bottom two on the first night to her last night.
[edit] Songs performed on Soapstar Superstar
- Day 1: Call My Name (Charlotte Church)
- Day 2: Something (The Beatles)
- Day 3: Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
- Day 4: That's What Friends Are For (Dionne Warwick)
- Day 5: Don't Know Why (Norah Jones)
- Day 6: 1.Because of You (Kelly Clarkson)
- 2.Beyoncé Knowles Medley: Work It Out\Crazy in Love\Déjà Vu
- Day 7: 1.Maybe This Time (from Cabaret)
- 2.Stop! (Sam Brown)
