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.
‘The Voice’: Blake Shelton Thinks Cam Anthony’s Stunning Finale Performances Could ‘Change Everything’
etcanada.comCam Anthony took to the stage during the first night of “The Voice” season 20 finale and got the coaches to “Stand Up” with an incredible performance.
With his first song of the night, Cam brought the panel to their feet with his inspirational cover of Cynthia Erivo’s “Stand Up,” the theme from “Harriet”, after penning a heartfelt dedication to the social change he hopes to embody and inspire.
The performance was so moving, it even motivated coach Blake Shelton to “try and get serious for a second” about Cam’s talent. “On my 20th season, God put this young man in my life on ‘The Voice’ that may change everything for this show,” the country star praised. “I want people out there to know that the only thing bigger than Cam’s talent is his
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