Born in Pomeroy, Northern Ireland, the angelic-voiced Andrea Begley is best known for winning the 2013 series of The Voice UK. The partially sighted civil servant was 27 when she signed a combined deal with Island and Polydor following her victory in the BBC-aired singing competition. Begley eventually made it to the final round on The Voice on the strength of her performances of Eva Cassidy's "Songbird" and the Lumineers' "Ho Hey." However, it was with her version of Evanescence's "My Immortal" that she announced herself properly to the charts, when the single reached number 30. On winning the competition in June 2013, Begley left her home and job in Northern Ireland and moved to London to begin sessions for her debut album. ~ James Wilkinson