81 - Samira Mighty: Building Your Craft, Villa Life & Stage Ambitions
A Love Island legend, West End powerhouse, pop girly and a woman with more talents than should reasonably be allowed... Samira Mighty is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia!From ballet school prodigy to West End performer, reality-TV icon to fast-emerging recording artist, Samira has lived about six lives already... and she’s still only getting started. Her latest single "Cardio" is out now.On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Samira talk about unbelievable dance training, navigating the pressures of the performing arts world, dream musical theatre roles (including some very iconic castings they manifest right on the spot) and the realities of being a Black woman in industries that weren’t built with you in mind.They also get into reality TV chaos - from classic Love Island to the golden age of Made in Chelsea - plus TikTok virality and whether she could really still play a troubled teenager on Waterloo Road (answer: yes, obviously).And stay to the end for a game of Music or Musical where Samira proves she might secretly be the nation’s next Mastermind champion!Follow The Final FronTiaInstagram: @thefinalfrontiapodTikTok: @thefinalfrontiaYouTube: @TheFinalFronTiaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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80 - Ella Eyre: Starting Again, Cosmic Timing & Belting It Out
She’s a chart-topping powerhouse, BRIT School alum, and now, for the first time in ten years, she’s back with a brand-new album — the brilliant Ella Eyre is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia!Ella Eyre first broke through after she featured on the chart-topping single "Waiting All Night" with Rudimental, which won the BRIT Award for British Single. She later was runner up for the 2014 BRITs Critics Choice Award, came second on the BBC Sound of 2014 shortlist and won Best Newcomer at the MOBOs.Ella's debut album "Feline" was released in 2014 and went into the Top 5 on the UK Album Charts. Her follow-up, "Everything, In Time" was released last week.On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Ella talk about the new album, the life-changing vocal surgery that forced Ella into a month of total silence and the importance of finding peace in the process.They also discuss astrology, soulmates, the rebirth that came with turning 30 and a transformative trip to Jamaica.Plus — musical theatre dreams, Lion King tears and Wicked obsessions!Follow The Final FronTiaInstagram: @thefinalfrontiapodTikTok: @thefinalfrontiaYouTube: @TheFinalFronTiaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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80 - Ella Eyre: Starting Again, Cosmic Timing & Belting It Out
She’s a chart-topping powerhouse, BRIT School alum, and now, for the first time in ten years, she’s back with a brand-new album — the brilliant Ella Eyre is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia!
Ella Eyre first broke through after she reatured on the chart-topping single "Waiting All Night" with Rudimental, which won the BRIT Award for British Single. She later was runner up for the 2014 BRITs Critics Choice Award, came second on the BBC Sound of 2014 shortlist and won Best Newcomer at the MOBOs.
Ella's debut album "Feline" was released in 2014 and went into the Top 5 on the UK Album Charts. Her follow-up, "Everything, In Time" was released last week.
On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Ella talk about the new album, the life-changing vocal surgery that forced Ella into a month of total silence and the importance of finding peace in the process.
They also discuss astrology, soulmates, the rebirth that came with turning 30 and a transformative trip to Jamaica.
Plus — musical theatre dreams, Lion King tears and Wicked obsessions!
Follow The Final FronTia
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79 - Adam Ali: Casting Calls, Coming of Age & Waterloo Road
We're joined by an actor is not just one of the stars of the BBC's Waterloo Road, they're also a patron of the charity Switchboard and an proud advocate for LGBTQ+ causes... Adam Ali is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia!
Adam also starred in the final series of Apple TV's Little America (for which they were nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award) and they wrote and starred in the BFI Flare Festival short film BABA.
On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Adam talk about the downfall of Manchester Pride and what Pride should actually look like.
They also talk about wild casting processes, the politics of authenticity and why we need more women and POC-led sets. And, of course, the episode is packed full of Big Brother obsessions and plotting Tia’s future cameo on Waterloo Road (complete with drag and drama).
Follow The Final FronTia
Instagram: @thefinalfrontiapod
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79 - Adam Ali: Casting Calls, Coming of Age & Waterloo Road
We're joined by an actor is not just one of the stars of the BBC's Waterloo Road, they're also a patron of the charity Switchboard and an proud advocate for LGBTQ+ causes... Adam Ali is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia!
Adam also starred in the final series of Apple TV's Little America (for which they were nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award) and they wrote and starred in the BFI Flare Festival short film BABA.
On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Adam talk about the downfall of Manchester Pride and what Pride should actually look like.
They also talk about wild casting processes, the politics of authenticity and why we need more women and POC-led sets. And, of course, the episode is packed full of Big Brother obsessions and plotting Tia’s future cameo on Waterloo Road (complete with drag and drama).
Follow The Final FronTia
Instagram: @thefinalfrontiapod
TikTok: @thefinalfrontia
YouTube: @TheFinalFronTia
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... well, not that far…she lives in London. Tia Kofi hosts The Final FronTia, the new podcast where the worlds of Geeky-ness and Drag collide for an unforgettable experience. The Glamorous Geek will be joined by pop culture's biggest stars and the universe's top fans to talk about the moments that made them, behind the scenes tea and their geeky guilty pleasures. New episodes every Monday.
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