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Kiwi Son Gbird Emily From For Klift Driver To Global Fame!

The first Pasifika woman to lead a musical in the UK, Kiwi songbird Emily Williams is currently wowing audiences across the British Isles in The Bodyguard, an adaptation of the 1992 film starring the late great Whitney Houston.

She was shoulder-tapped for the starring role of Rachel Marron in the British stage show after appearing in The Bodyguard in Australia in 2017, which followed years of singing with the girl group Young Divas in the wake of her 2005 stint on Australian Idol.

But despite now being a seasoned

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