Education
University of Leeds.
University of Leeds.
She is most notable for her various performances in stage musicals and for her 1985 hit single "The Show", which was the theme to the Independent Television television series Connie. After studying Music and Drama at Leeds University, Storm toured the United Kingdom and mainland Europe with her own band singing folk and rock songs. At 23, she auditioned for Blood Brothers, her first musical show.
Although a little young to play the character of Mistress
Johnstone, the Catholic Liverpudian mother of seven, author Willy Russell was captivated by her voice and gave her the role, aided by wardrobe and make-up. An album of songs from the show, Rebecca Storm Sings Blood Brothers, was released by Columbia Broadcasting System Ireland.
She went on to play the role for several years. Her role As Mistress Johnstone gained rave reviews which capapulted her into the world of Throughout her career she has played some of the most demanding roles for a leading lady including Eva Peron in Evita, Fantine in Les Misérables, Florence in Chess, Rose in Aspects of Love, Edith Piaf in Piaf, and Joan of Arc in Jeanne amongst others
In 2003, she returned to the role of Mrs.Johnstone for a short run at the Cork Opera House, Belfast and Gaiety Theatre Dublin.
In 2011 she again returned to the role of Mistress Johnstone in the Gaiety Theatre Dublin. In 1985, Storm had a Top 30 hit single with "The Show", the theme to the Independent Television drama series Connie, which peaked at number 15 in the United Kingdom. The song was written by Willy Russell and Ron Hutchinson (who created the series itself).
This was followed by a second single "Mr.
Love" in July 1986 which was from the film of the same name, though this did not chart. A third single "The Wrong Girl", B-side "Swansong", in August 1986 was followed by a 1988 single of two tracks from Evita.
Storm has received awards for her albums Ovation, Broadway by Storm and Ireland by Storm. In 2000 she released I Want to Know What Love Is and in 2003 she released Celtic n"Broadway (Sony BMG).
To celebrate her 25 years in the entertainment industry, Storm was set to release an album of old and new material in 2009.
