Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.
Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
ITV The Voice's Scots pianist Stan Urban booted from show as Olly Murs says 'show won't be the same'
dailyrecord.co.ukDundee piano sensation Stan Urban has been evicted from ITV show The Voice. The 79-year-old wowed the crowd with his rendition of Chuck Berry's Johnny B.
Goode.But sadly for the musician, his performance wasn't enough to keep him in the competition. In the latest episode on Saturday night - just 12 acts were left in the running for four spots in the grand finale.Some tough decisions had to be made by the judges, with just one act from each team allowed to be put through to the decider.Stan's shock eviction came following praise from Sir Tom Jones, Anne-Marie, Will.i.am, and Olly Murs, who sat in the iconic red chairs in their mission to find a new homegrown singing superstar.Tom Jones dubbed the performance "real rock and roll", he said: "I can tell that you feel that music, which is wonderful.
Good luck to you." Anne-Marie also praised the Dundonian, saying: "Your voice is so strong, it's a beautiful voice and I really loved it.
Whilst Will.i.am dubbed his performance "effortless". Stan's coach Olly Murs concluded: "I want to thank you for coming on the show this year, the show wouldn't be the same without you.
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