Connie has released two albums, Favourite Things in 2006 and Secret Love in 2009. Both feature songs from popular musicals.
Fisher was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and is daughter of a British Army Royal Corps of Signals major. Fisher lived in Dorset, England until the age of six, when she moved to a village near Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales. She is a fluent Welsh speaker.
During her teenage years she was a member of Haverfordwest Operatic Society where she performed in The Pirates of Penzance and played Nellie Forbush in South Pacific. She was also a member of The Torch Youth Theatre where she performed in George Buchner's play Woyzek. She successfully became a member of National Youth Music Theatre (1999–2002), where she played Lady of the Lake in the UK Tour of Pendragon, and played the lead role, Morgan Le Fay, when the production toured Japan in 2001. From an early age Fisher was a member of Côr Newyddion Da (English translation - "Good News Choir"), which introduced her to the Eisteddfodic field and encouraged her to perform as a soloist. She competed annually in the Urdd Gobaith Cymru, National and International Eisteddfods. In 2002 Fisher won the Wilbert Lloyd Roberts Scholarship in the National Eisteddfod "Songs from the Shows" competition and the Milford and West Wales Mercury talent competition.
Fisher received her professional vocational training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, winning a Dance and Drama Award to have her training fully funded by the Government. She graduated in 2005 with a First Class BA Hons degree in Musical Theatre, as well as the Gyearbuor Asante prize for the highest score.
Fisher has made television appearances on Jane McDonald's Star for a Night when she was sixteen; Owen Money’s Just Up Your Street, and BBC Children in Need. She has also recorded a Welsh song called Curiad Calon (Heartbeat) which was released on the compilation album Cân i Gymru (A Song for Wales). She also released a charity single for the Noah's Ark Appeal entitled 'Eyes of a Child'.
Fisher's first professional theatre appearance was at Milford Haven Torch Theatre, Christmas 2005, where she played Princess Samina in the pantomime Aladdin. She then took the £1,000 cash prize and the Gower Trophy in the final of the 2006 Welsh Musical Theatre Young Singer of the Year Competition, held at Swansea Grand Theatre.
Before being cast as Maria, she worked in media telesales, whilst auditioning for several West End parts – often getting down to the final two but never getting the part. Fisher cites Julie Andrews and Ruthie Henshall as her musical theatre role models. She claims to be a bit of a tomboy, and says that as an only child, she is very independent.
In early March 2007, she was ordered by her doctor to take two weeks' rest from The Sound of Music, after straining her vocal cords singing through a cold. On her return to the show, it was announced that Fisher would be reducing her workload to six shows a week, with Maria being played in the Monday evening and Wednesday matinee shows by Aoife Mulholland, one of the runners-up in How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?.
On 1 July 2007, Fisher performed alongside artists including Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, Donny Osmond and Andrea Bocelli in Andrew Lloyd Webber's segment of the Concert for Diana at London's Wembley Stadium in front of 63,000 people. She also appeared at Bryn Terfel’s Faenol Festival during the August Bank Holiday weekend, 2007. She also featured on the 50th Anniversary studio recording of West Side Story, singing "Somewhere".
On Christmas Eve 2007 Fisher performed with Lee Mead and some of the other Maria and Any Dream finalists in a BBC special 'festive' reunion show called When Joseph met Maria! - celebrating both the hit Andrew Lloyd Webber BBC shows - it was recorded earlier on Dec 2nd 2007.
Fisher ended her run as Maria on 23 February 2008 and was replaced by Summer Strallen. It was rumoured that after her contract as Maria came to an end that she would play the lead in a Lloyd-Webber revival of Funny Girl. Fisher had been due to embark on an Andrew Lloyd Webber-sponsored solo concert tour of several cities in the UK, however the tour was cancelled on 13 February 2008 due to poor ticket sales. Also on 13 February 2008, it was announced that the planned Simply Bernstein concert celebrating the work of composer Leonard Bernstein, which Fisher was part of, had been cancelled. The event was due to run for five performances from 4 to 6 April 2008 at Cadogan Hall.
In 2008 Fisher co-starred with Alistair McGowan in a revival of the musical They're Playing Our Song at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Also, in November Fisher appeared in concerts at Truro Cathedral and at the Great Fosters Hotel in Surrey.
On 11 December 2008 Fisher appeared in The Christmas Sparkler Concert at The Royal Festival Hall London and sang the Welsh lullaby "Suo Gan", but she had to pull out of the second song, which was supposed to be a duet of "O Holy Night" with Jonathan Ansell, as she had to go to The London Palladium to introduce an act for The Royal Variety Performance.
Also in December 2008, Fisher appeared with her mother in an episode of Bargain Hunt, Famous Finds. She also starred in her first TV drama. Caught In A Trap aired on ITV1 on 26 December - in it she plays a young woman with an Elvis Presley obsession.
Between Monday 1 June and Friday 5 June 2009, Fisher guest presented the Scottish lifestyle show The Hour, alongside the show's main host Stephen Jardine.
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As Long As He Needs Me
Connie Fisher Lyrics
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Oh, yes, he does need me
In spite of what you see
I'm sure that he needs me
Who else would love him still
When they've been used so ill?
He knows I always will
I miss him so much when he is gone
But when he's near me
I don't let on
The way I feel inside
The love, I have to hide
The hell! I've gone my pride
As long as he needs me
He doesn't say the things he should
He acts the way he thinks he should
But all the same,
I'll play
This game
His way
As long as he needs me
I know where I must be
I'll cling on steadfastly
As long as he needs me
As long as life is long
I'll love him right or wrong
And somehow, I'll be strong
As long as he needs me
If you are lonely
Then you will know
When someone needs you
You love them so
I won't betray his trust
Though people say I must
I've got to stay true, just
As long as he needs me
The lyrics for Connie Fisher's song, "As Long As He Needs Me," are about a woman who is in love with a man who may not treat her the way she deserves to be treated. The repetition of the phrase "As long as he needs me" emphasizes the woman's dedication to the man and her belief that he needs her, regardless of what others may see.
The chorus repeats the phrase "I'll cling on steadfastly, as long as he needs me," which highlights the woman's codependency on the man. She believes that he needs her even if he doesn't show it, and she's willing to endure his mistreatment because of that perceived need.
The last verse acknowledges the woman's struggles with the relationship but still maintains her loyalty to the man. She won't betray his trust and will stay true to him as long as he needs her, even if that causes her pain.
Overall, the lyrics reveal a complicated and often unhealthy relationship dynamic, one in which the woman is willing to sacrifice her own well-being for the perceived needs of the man she loves.
Line by Line Meaning
As long as he needs me
I'll be there for him as long as he needs me.
Oh, yes, he does need me
Despite appearances, he needs me and I won't let him down.
In spite of what you see
What others see isn't the whole truth about our relationship.
I'm sure that he needs me
I am confident that he needs me and I won't abandon him.
Who else would love him still
I am the only one who loves him and won't give up on him.
When they've been used so ill?
Even though he hasn't treated me well, I still love him.
He knows I always will
He can count on me to love him no matter what.
I miss him so much when he is gone
When he's not around, I feel lonely and empty.
But when he's near me
When he's with me, I feel complete.
I don't let on
I hide my true feelings from him.
The way I feel inside
My love for him burns deep within me.
The love, I have to hide
I can't express my love for him openly.
The hell! I've gone my pride
I've given up my pride for him and his love.
He doesn't say the things he should
He doesn't express his love for me like he should.
He acts the way he thinks he should
He behaves the way he thinks is expected of him.
But all the same,
Despite his flaws, I still love him.
I'll play
I'll go along with his wishes even if they're not mine.
This game
Our relationship is like a game with defined rules.
His way
I'll follow his lead no matter what.
I know where I must be
I know my place in his life and won't deviate from it.
I'll cling on steadfastly
I'll hold onto him tightly and won't let go.
As long as life is long
For as long as I live, I'll love him.
I'll love him right or wrong
I'll love him no matter what he does.
And somehow, I'll be strong
I'll find the strength to carry on even in tough times.
If you are lonely
If you've ever felt lonely,
Then you will know
You'll understand my reasons for loving him.
When someone needs you
When someone depends on you,
You love them so
You'll do anything to make them happy.
I won't betray his trust
I won't do anything to hurt him or break his trust.
Though people say I must
Even if others disagree with our relationship, I'll stay true to him.
I've got to stay true, just
It's my duty and responsibility to stay loyal to him.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Lionel Bart
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