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[[Bianca le Grange]] (1981-). Singer, pianist, violinist, songwriter and actress. Her name also written [[Bianca Le Grange]]. 

== Biography ==

Born Bianca Joy Le Grange in Kimberley and grew up in Bushkoppies in Johannesburg. She married actor [[David Johnson]] in 2015.

== Training ==

Completed her schooling at The [[National School of the Arts]], where she studied both classical and contemporary music, and did ballet, modern and Spanish dancing as a young girl.

In 2014 she relocated to Cape Town.

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

As an actress her stage roles include ''[[Snow White]]'' ([[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]]), 
''[[Blood Brothers]]'', ''[[West Side Story]]''

As a singer, she has appeared on many [[Afrikaans]] television shows, including ''JIP'', ''Noot Vir Noot'',  ''Pitstop'', ''Lirieke Raai'', ''Pasella'' and ''Blonde Ambisie''; and was a celebrity coach on the first and third seasons of the [[Afrikaans]] reality competition ''Supersterre''. She has also been a special guest on the Jerry Springer Saturday Night Live Show at Caesar's Palace. She has also released a number of albums. As a musical writer/producer  she has written and staged ''Bianca and the Swing Sisters'' at the [[Mardi Gras Theatre]] to raise funds for the [[Miriam Makeba]] Home for Girls and written, produced and directed the autobiographical musical show ''[[Revealed]]''  at the [[Baxter Theatre]] Concert Hall.

== Awards, etc ==

Nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Award]] for Best Actress in a musical and won a [[Naledi Award]] for Best Performance in a musical, both for ''[[Blood Brothers]]''.

== Sources ==

http://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=754

http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=35628

Artslink.co.za <news0115@artslink.co.za>

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