Aimie Atkinson

Early life

Atkinson was born to parents Faith Allen and Tom Atkinson in Stevenage, England. Her father played part-time in a rock band, which encouraged her to begin singing from a young age. Having studied to GCSE level, and then worked as an admin assistant in a music publishing company. She also ran a franchise for the Stagecraft school in Stevenage.

Career

After agreeing with a friend whilst studying at the Arts Educational School that both should apply to the BBC Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre competition,

Aged 19, Atkinson left Arts Educational and became a full-time stage actress, taking her first professional job in Howard Goodall's Days of Hope at the King's Head Theatre. She then took on various parts, before starting an intensive course in musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music. After completing two months in RAM and one month in Arts Educational Schools, she left after two months to join the UK touring production of Zorro, playing the part of Luisa.

On 13 February 2020, Atkinson began playing the role of Vivian Ward in the West End production of Pretty Woman: The Musical alongside Danny Mac at the Piccadilly Theatre. The show later officially opened on 2 March 2020, but closed only two weeks later due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Atkinson returned to the show for its reopening at the Savoy Theatre on 8 July 2021. The show closed in June 2023 and announced a UK and Ireland tour.

In May 2023 it was announced that Death Note: The Musical will have its English premiere at the London Palladium in August. Cast included Atkinson as Rem, Adam Pascal as Ryuk, Frances Mayli McCann as Misa, Dean John-Wilson as L and Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Light. The show is due to transfer to the Lyric Theatre in September 2023 for six additional performances with Georgie Maguire, Jessica Lee and Carl Man taking on the roles of Ryuk, Misa and alternate L respectively.

In February 2024, she was selected to compete in the final of Una voce per San Marino 2024, the Sammarinese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "A Dare for Love".

In September 2024, Playbill announced that Figaro: An Original Musical will have its West End Concert premiere at the London Palladium. Cast included Atkinson as Lucia, Cayleigh Capaldi as Sienna, and Jon Robyns as Figaro.

Recording and music

Atkinson released her debut studio album Step Inside of Love with Jay Records in 2017. As a member of the girl group Goldstone, she competed in Eurovision: You Decide 2018 with the song "I Feel The Love". Atkinson's recordings include:

• Step Inside Love – debut solo album
• I Feel The Love – BBC
• 100 Greatest Musicals – recorded at Abbey Road Studios
• Postman and The Poet
• Kurt Weill's One Touch of Venus
• SIX: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

In 2021, Atkinson formed a seven piece girl group called SVN with six other members of the original West End cast of SIX, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Alexia McIntosh, Jarnéia Richard-Noel, Maiya Quansah-Breed, and Grace Mouat. In 2022, the group released a number of singles such as "Woman" and "Free"

On 18 June 2021, Atkinson released the single "Pretty Woman", a contemporary reimagining of Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman.

Personal life

Atkinson has dated both women and men.

She is currently married to fellow West End actor John Dalgleish.

Her Charity work includes a ‘24 Hour Musical-A-Thon’ live stream with her flatmate at the time of Thomas ‘Tom’ Gribby on Instagram for Save the Children’s ‘Coronavirus Charity Appeal’ to which in total raised over £10,421 during the COVID-19 pandemic on the 30th-31 May 2020.

Discography

Concert performances

• ‘'Fridays Night is Music Night’' on many occasions.
• Barbara Windsor's 70th Birthday BBC Radio 2 live from Hackney Empire.
• Great British Musical (Perfect Pitch) – What's On Stage Awards.
• Stephen Sondheim's 70th Birthday Concert.

Filmography

• Nikki Martin – Doctors, BBC.
• Anna Karenina – American Express Commercial.
• Voice over for Thompson Holidays.
• Snow White I-dents – Christmas Special, GMTV.
• Snow White Documentary 'Seven Dwarfs', Channel 4,
• Backing vocalists for 'The Michael Ball Show' and 'Britain's Got Talent', ITV.
• BBC Wales ‘Search for a Musical Theatre Star’ and subsequently ‘A Musical Star is Born’.

Audio

Awards and nominations

References

References

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2. (25 November 2018). "Actor Profile".
3. "See Who's Starring in London Concert World Premiere: Figaro: An Original Musical".
4. (15 February 2010). "Q&A: The BBC Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre, Aimie Atkinson". Hertfordshire Life Magazine.
5. "Alumni {{!}} Theatre School London {{!}} Susi Earnshaw School".
6. Ashlee Brown. (28 January 2017). "Want My Job? Aimie Atkinson, West End actor". Voice magazine.
7. (19 September 2006). "New Talent Success Stories: Aimie Atkinson.".
8. Emily Healey-Lynham. (January 2019). "Interview with Aimie Atkinson". The Bespoke Black Book.
9. Gans, Andrew. (11 December 2019). "Aimie Atkinson and Danny Mac Will Head Cast of London's ''Pretty Woman: The Musical''".
10. Perks, Daniel. (3 March 2020). "Pretty Woman with Aimie Atkinson and Danny Mac in the West End: opening night photos".
11. Sullivan, Lindsay. (3 April 2020). "Ambassador Theatre Group Suspends London Performances Through May 31 Due to COVID-19".
12. Gans, Andrew. (23 March 2021). "Pretty Woman: The Musical Sets July Return to the West End".
13. (2023-03-08). "Pretty Woman sets West End closing date and announces new lead casting".
14. (2023-05-24). "Exclusive: Death Note: The Musical to play two concerts at The London Palladium".
15. (2023-07-24). "Death Note The Musical – final casting revealed".
16. (2023-07-28). "Death Note The Musical in Concert confirms new West End performances".
17. (2023-08-21). "Death Note musical announces full casting for Lyric Theatre run".
18. (19 February 2024). "San Marino 2024: 'Una Voce Per San Marino' names released". [[European Broadcasting Union.
19. Atkinson, Aimie. (2024-02-19). "Well I can't believe I'm writing this but a song @mrsteveanderson @terryronald and myself have put together is going through to the final of @unavocepersanmarino and I'll be performing it on @sanmarinortv this Saturday 24th!".
20. "Meet brand-new girl group SVN".
21. "SVN".
22. (28 April 2022). "After the musical Six comes SVN – meet the group redefining girl power in 2022".
23. "West End star Aimie Atkinson partners with Absolute for debut solo single and EP".
24. (6 June 2019). "INTEVRIEW: Aimie Atkinson, currently in the cast of SIX at the Arts Theatre".
25. Paskett, Joe. (26 February 2020). "Aimie Atkinson interview: 'Our Pretty Woman is about someone not willing to settle for less than she's worth'". Evening Standard.
26. Daniels, Nicholas Ephram Ryan. (28 May 2020). "Aimie Atkinson to perform 24-hour musical marathon on Insta-live for Save the Children".
27. (2018-10-18). "The Sheep Chronicles III: Jack & the Beans Talk".
28. (2021-03-10). "#17 Fib by Annie Williams – performed by Aimie Atkinson".