I believe that both these maria's were great in their different ways although i can see Aiofe as maria more than Siobhan. She hasnt got the tomboy look. I also think that Siobhan would play the role of Truly Scrumptious from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fantastically! Aiofe is now Maria on the shows Connie cannot do. Connie couldn't be beaten on that programme. She was Julie Andrews. Her acting is spotless and as for her singing...she lifts the whole hall!
i agreed with Andrew to put Siobhan through because i dont think at that time Aoife could of handled 8 shows a week as she struggled with several songs with high notes
but i see connie as julie andrews....she is maria. aoife is good but really no-one can beat connie fisher at this part. connie shows and tells the story with her body and her eyes. she's just unstoppable
She certainly seems to be more Maria than Siobhan. Siobhan lacks the mischievous, playful nature that defines Maria. Think she's lovely though, in the right role.
Aoife was good, I'm not gonna say she wasn't... and she was quite possibly the second best in the competition. But Connie was also properly trained and had an amazing voice, way better than any of the others. How do you know Aoife would be able to do the 8 shows a week? I saw Connie in London and she held the stage amazingly, it was when she was ill but you couldn't tell, she was amazing! She deserved to win and worked hard for it.
WRONG GIRL. It doesnt really matter anymore but I thought Aoife should have stayed. Even Siobhan seemed to think so lol. She looked almost angry that she was picked instead of Aoife. I probably would be too though, Aoife is amazing.
Of the last 10 Marias I think Aoife was one of the worst!!! She simply hasn't got the vocal range to play Maria - listen to her singing "Sway" - it's painful to hear
