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Article: Helena makes last three of hit TV show.
- Article from:
- The News (Portsmouth, England)
- Article date:
- September 11, 2006
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'MIRACLE Maria' Helena Blackman has made it to the final of the BBC's hit Sound of Music talent show.
Helena was given the nickname by funnyman Graham Norton, who hosts the Saturday night smash How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?
The 23-year-old ex-Swanmore College pupil earned the title after being voted by the public into the bottom two of every show - and then been 'saved' on each occasion by the casting vote of West End show legend Andrew Lloyd Webber.
But Helena, whose real name is Helen Rees, wowed the judges and TV audience on Saturday night and now is in the ...