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Frances Ruffelle (born Frances Jane Ruffell; 29 August 1965) is an English musical theatre actress and recording artist. She won a Tony Award in 1987 and represented the United Kingdom in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)', finishing 10th. The song became a UK Top 30 hit.
In 1984, Ruffelle starred as Dinah in the original West End production of Starlight Express. From 1985, she played the role of Éponine in the first English-language productions of Les Misérables in the West End and on Broadway, winning the 1987 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other stage roles include Yonah in Children of Eden (1991), Roxie Hart in Chicago (2003–04, 2007), the title role in Piaf (2013), Bella in The A to Z of Mrs. P (2014), and Queenie in The Wild Party. Her albums include Fragile (1994), Frances Ruffelle (1998), Showgirl (2004), Imperfectly Me (2010), and I Say Yeh-Yeh (2015).
Discography
Cast recordings
Starlight Express Original London Cast (1984)
Les Misérables Original London Cast (1985)
Les Misérables Original Broadway Cast (1987)
Mack & Mabel In Concert (1988)
Apples Original London Cast (1989)
Children of Eden Original London Cast (1991)
Les Misérables Highlights Original London Cast (2009)
Solo albums
Fragile (1994)
Frances Ruffelle (1998)
Showgirl (2004)
Purify (2005) as PaTala, with Sam Bonner
Imperfectly Me (2010)
I Say Yeh-Yeh (2015)
Album appearances
Back of My Mind (Christopher Cross album) (1988) includes 'I Will (Take You Forever)' duet
Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber (1991) includes 'Only You' duet
Save the Children: A Christmas Spectacular of Carols and Songs (1992) sings 'I Watch You Sleeping', and featured on 'Save the Children'
Corps & Armes (Etienne Daho album) (2000) – includes 'Le Brasier', co-written by Daho/Ruffelle/Helen Turner; also released as a single
The Definitive Christopher Cross (2001) includes 'I Will (Take You Forever)' (new mix)
Singles
'He's My Hero' (1986)
'On My Own' (rerecorded single version) (1985) – from Les Misérables
'On My Own' (second rerecorded single version) (1987) – from Les Misérables
'I Will (Take You Forever)' (1988) – duet with Christopher Cross from Back of My Mind – US Adult Contemporary Chart No. 41
'Stranger to the Rain' (rerecorded single version) (1990) – from Children of Eden
'Love Parade' (1994)
'Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)' (1994) – UK Eurovision Song Contest entry
'Lose Your Illusions' (1994)
'God Watch Over You' (1995)
'Jennifer's Garden' (1997) (Denmark only)
'Blue Eyes' (1997) (Germany only)
'If a Wish Came True' (1998) (Netherlands only)
'Smile' (2004)
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