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| Nancy contenders kick off battle | |
| (about 6 hours later) | |
| BBC One's talent search to find an actress for the role of Nancy in Cameron Mackintosh's new West End musical production Oliver! has begun. | |
| Jodie Prenger kicked off the live final of I'd Do Anything with the Dusty Springfield song Son of a Preacher Man. | |
| She is competing against Samantha Barks and Jessie Buckley. A public vote will determine the winner, who will be revealed at 2045 BST by Graham Norton. | |
| Three boys have already been selected to share the title role in the musical. | |
| Unlike the 12 wannabe Nancys selected for the show, however, their fate was not decided by a public vote. | Unlike the 12 wannabe Nancys selected for the show, however, their fate was not decided by a public vote. |
| Samantha, the youngest contender at the age of 17, hails from the Isle of Man and is currently studying in London. | |
| She performed second with her version of Dionne Warwick's Anyone Who Had a Heart. | |
| Jessie, who is 18 and from County Kerry in Ireland, has been performing since the age of seven. | Jessie, who is 18 and from County Kerry in Ireland, has been performing since the age of seven. |
| At 28, Jodie, from Blackpool, is the oldest of the three remaining contestants. A keen salsa dancer, she currently works as an agony aunt. | At 28, Jodie, from Blackpool, is the oldest of the three remaining contestants. A keen salsa dancer, she currently works as an agony aunt. |
| Last year's contestant Lee Mead, who won the search to find the next Joseph for the West End musical, will also perform. | |