A star of several West End productions, Laura Michelle Kelly made that rare leap from theater into pop music with the release of her debut album in 2006. Born in Totton near Southampton in 1981, Kelly moved to a farm on the Isle of Wight with her family when she was nine years old. After putting on shows for her friends, she made her first musical appearance in a middle-school production of Bugsy Malone. Following training at the Shanklin Stagecoach of Performing Arts School, Kelly traveled to London at the age of 16 with her mother in order to gain experience in professional ...