Linda Nolan
(1959-present)
woman and singer
Aged 65
Wikidata WikipediaLinda Nolan (born 23 February 1959) is an Irish singer, actress and television personality. After moving with her family to Blackpool, at the age of three in 1962, she attained fame as a member of the girl group The Nolans in 1974, along with her sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Bernie and Coleen. As a member of the Nolans, she toured with Frank Sinatra in 1975, won the Tokyo Music Festival in 1981, and had seven UK top 20 hits between 1979 and 1982. Soon after leaving the group, she supported Gene Pitney on his 1984 UK tour. She then went on to perform in theatre, including an eight-season residency as Maggie May on Blackpool's Central Pier (1986–93), where she clocked up over 1,000 performances, followed by two seasons as Rosie O'Grady on Blackpool's South Pier (1994–95). She reunited with the Nolans for the 2009 I'm in the Mood Again album and tour, and in 2014, she took part in the 13th series of Celebrity Big Brother. In 2018, she was a recurring guest panellist on Loose Women.
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The Nolan Family. The Cliffs Hotel was where the Nolan Family were discovered in 1973. The family of five sisters, Bernadette, Anne, Linda, Maureen and Denise, and two brothers, Tommy Jnr and Brian, emigrated with their parents, Tommy Snr and Maureen, from Dublin to Blackpool before having their eighth child, Coleen. The Nolans had major commercial success in the entertainment industry and has seven international hits.
The Cliffs Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom where they performed