But after turning to acting he studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff.

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As well as helping the Noah's Ark Appeal, some of the cash raised will go towards a scholarship which she is establishing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

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The first BBC Young Musician Jazz Award will be made up of two audition stages followed by a final on 8 March 2014, which will be held at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

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