Pembrokeshire born Connie Fisher rose to fame playing the lead role of Maria in The Sound of Music at The London Palladium having won Andrew Lloyd Webber’s reality TV show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? for the BBC. Since then, she’s had leading roles on stage and screen as well has hosting The National Lottery, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Songs of Praise and fronting her own series for BBC Wales, Connie’s Musical Map of Wales and Connie’s People. She has also hosted her own show for BBC Radio Wales The Connie Fisher Show.
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Connie Fisher is not only the patron of Tenovus Cancer Care, but she's also a patron of our Sing with Us choirs which launched across Wales in 2012. She performed alongside some of these choirs during a special Anniversary Concert at St David's Hall and returned to the iconic venue for our 75th Anniversary celebrations. Most recently, she attended our Patrons Afternoon Tea at Machynys Peninsula Golf Club and Spa.