Hollie Steel (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
East Lancashire singing star Hollie Steel aims for Christmas number one Hollie’s version of “Where are you, Christmas'”, a song co-written by Mariah Carey and which featured in the box office hit movie the Grinch, will be available to pre order within weeks and will be released on December 7. … Hollie, who goes to Oakhill College [...]
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Hollie Steel. Remember her? The little girl in the ballerina’s tutu who sang like an old woman running her teeth down a blackboard on Britain's Got Talent? The one who, allegedly, ate Susan Boyle's hamster and was bullied? She who nearly died?
The Sun (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
BRITAIN'S Got Talent youngster Hollie Steel could get own back with Christmas single
Hollie Steel (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Hollie’s MySpace page has 2 tracks of Hollie singing: O mio (an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi) and Nessun Dorma (an aria from Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot). Hollie’s voice shines through in this operatic songs. The photo of Hollie is from her MySpace site. The site also includes a video of Hollie solving [...]
Hollie Steel (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
The webcast above shows a short interview with Hollie Steel after her initial Britain’s Got Talent performance. Related: Local TV Spot When Hollie Returned to School During BGT - A Day with Hollie Steel and Family - Hollie Steel Audition Video
Hollie Steel (Free subscription) | 19/09/2009
Hollie Records First Album in Nelson The 11-year-old Britain’s Got Talent star has spent the last fortnight holed up inside a studio, recording songs from musicals and operas. Hollie, who lives in Huncoat and grew up in Burnley, is hoping to launch an assault on the charts with a single in time for Christmas. … Members of [...]
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 31/08/2009
A PRODUCTION company boss behind Britain's Got Talent yesterday defended the decision to allow Hollie Steel on the show, against accusations that the programme was "ma
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 30/08/2009
A production company boss behind Britain's Got Talent has defended the decision to allow Hollie Steel on the show, against accusations that the programme was "manipulative".
Hollie Steel (Free subscription) | 30/08/2009
Here is a nice post on a blogger and fan’s visit with Hollie and her family: Our Day with Hollie Steel and Family Yesterday, my family and I went to visit Hollie, Josh, Nina and Jason Steel at their home in Huncoat. … Nina played me a version of Hollie singing Nessun Dorma that she is currently working [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/08/2009
Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant and Dec say that children and vulnerable adults should not be barred from appearing in high-pressure shows Children and vulnerable people should not be barred from shows such as Britain's Got Talent despite concerns over the tabloids' treatment of Susan Boyle and 10-year-old singer Hollie Steel , TV presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, said yesterday. The duo,...
Hollie Steel (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
Hollie Steel jumps with joy for the Burnley Clarets in a photo from the Lancashire Telegraph. Hollie Steel knows Burnley have got talent! Pubs and firms are dusting off their Burnley FC flags, as a host of towns look to become seas of claret and blue for their Premier League debut at Stoke. … Britain’s Got Talent finalist [...]
Hollie Steel (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
This Local TV spot is from when Britain’s Got Talent show was ongoing. It shows Hollie Steel’s return to school after the audition and before the semi-finals. Related: Hollie Steel Returns to School - Video of Hollie Steel Singing as an Even Younger Child - Holly Steel background
Times Online - Guest contributors (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
Anybody who was watching the last semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent — that’s about 10m of us — will remember the moment when the waif-like 10-year-old Hollie Steel forgot the words to Edelweiss and started to sob uncontrollably. Strictly speaking, she should have been disqualified for not finishing the song, but thanks to the tears, some impassioned appeals from Hollie’s...
Media Law Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Concern of the seeming meltdown of contestant Hollie Steel on the Show "Britain's Got Talent" has prompted a government investigation in children and young people's appearance in the entertainment field generally, reports the Guardian. The review is not focused solely...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
The government is launching a review into the participation of child contestants on entertainment shows like Britain's Got Talent after 10yearold Hollie Steel broke down on the programme.
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